Wednesday, 25 October 2017

Yann and Phinh return to Oita

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Yann and Phinh Robert from Paris, France, once again returned to Oita to train and catch up. This was their second time to come to Oita to...
Tuesday, 24 October 2017

ANDRE BERTEL SEMINAR - KREFELD, GERMANY 2017 (Part Five)

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Here is an interview, about my recent seminars in Germany , in the Krefeld local magazine, KR-ONE. Osu, Andre http://www.kr-one.de/...
Monday, 23 October 2017

ANDRE BERTEL SEMINAR - KREFELD, GERMANY 2017 (Part Four)

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Here is an excellent summary—in Deutsch—of my recent seminar in Krefeld, Germany, composed by Andrea Haeusler Sensei (Karateschule Fuji S...
Thursday, 19 October 2017

ANDRE BERTEL SEMINAR - KREFELD, GERMANY 2017 (Part Three)

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Here is video footage courtesy of Alexander. Thank you so much Alex!!! As I stated, throughout the Seminar in Krefeld, I will be teaching p...
Sunday, 15 October 2017

ANDRE BERTEL SEMINAR - KREFELD, GERMANY 2017 (Part Two)

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Here is a video outling the seminar from Alexander Raitz von Frentz. A big thank you from Oita, Japan, to Alex and Karate Dojo Nakayama...
Saturday, 14 October 2017

ANDRE BERTEL SEMINAR – KREFELD, GERMANY 2017 (Part One)

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On the 7th and 8th of October, 2017, I taught my second International Karate Seminar in Krefeld, Germany. The core themes, of all eigh...
Wednesday, 13 September 2017

慈恩 (JION)

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Today, by request, I have summarised Jion, which needless to say is one of the `Sentei-gata`: sometimes referred to as `The Big Four` outsi...
Tuesday, 15 August 2017

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Today marks the 11th year since Asai Tetsuhiko Sensei passed away. My deepest condolences to Mrs. Keiko Asai, Hoshimi Asai, the wider famil...
Monday, 7 August 2017

For ALL Karateka: Kihon is a must (VIDEO)

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This video is just an out take. Irrespective, KIHON IS A MUST to develop effective self-protection skills. © André Bertel. Oita City...
Sunday, 6 August 2017

Progression: The greatest motivator of all

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August has brought me back to the technical and spiritual soul of Karate, the rawest—of kihon, kata and kumite—which links the movements of...