Tuesday, 25 July 2017

Seek skill and strength

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Irrespective of all the politics in the Karate World, just train! Seek to become stronger every day.   Many people have high Dan, gra...
Sunday, 23 July 2017

Jiyu Ippon Kumite

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To address many people around the world, who have requested this topic, today I will briefly describe and give a handful of tips on proper...
Saturday, 22 July 2017

July Training with Nakamura Masamitsu Shihan

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  This weekend I went for training with my instructor, Nakamura Masamitsu Shihan, in Kumamoto (JKA Kumamoto Chuo Shibu: Shototakuhirokan). ...
Thursday, 20 July 2017

Backlog of videos

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七月十七日 (月): Training in 津久見市 ( Tsukumi City) on July 17th, 2017. Today is my birthday. So, I thought I'd quickly answer many request...
Sunday, 16 July 2017

Toe Direction

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The direction of your toes doesn't have to be 'perfect'; however, perfection must always be sought after in daily training. ...
Saturday, 24 June 2017

Updated training regime for Tsuyu

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KIHON A daily and very simple mix of Sonoba-Kihon followed by Ido-Kihon. In sum, the core kihon “with a big of a twist”… My reps at p...
Monday, 19 June 2017

10th ANNIVERSARY: WWW.ANDREBERTEL.BLOGSPOT.COM

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Today marks a DECADE—yes, literally 10 years—since I made my first post on this blog. Appropriately, the title was ‘Yoroshiku onegaishimasu...
Saturday, 17 June 2017

Trainee from Kazakhstan: Tuleukhan Iskakov

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Mr. Tuleukhan Iskakov travelled all the way to Oita City—from Kazakhstan—to be a renshusei on between June 15th and 16th. I will...
Wednesday, 24 May 2017

Deutschland Renshusei (May 2017) Video

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© André Bertel. Oita City, Japan (2017).

Renshusei from Deutschland

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Concluding the first four hours of training: Kihon-Kata-Kumite--the trinity of Karatedo to achive optimal effectiveness. ...