Saturday, 31 March 2018

Bob McCallum Shihan

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A very good friend of mine, Bob McCallum Shihan (7th Dan) -- chief instructor of Kyokushin Karate in New Zealand -- passed away earlier thi...
Friday, 23 March 2018

Newspaper article

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I just recieved these lovely photos from a newspaper article back in New Zealand.  Training with my late teacher, Asai Tetsuhiko Sense...
Monday, 19 March 2018

https://olliwaa.com/andre-bertels-karate/

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Here is an article on the excellent blog of my friend Oliver Schomburg: https://olliwaa.com/andre-bertels-karate/ © André Bertel. Oita...
Wednesday, 14 March 2018

Why 'CHUDAN' so much? A bigger picture

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One question, which is often asked, is “why we practice chudan tsukiwaza (middle level punching techniques) so much. Well, there are two...
Wednesday, 7 March 2018

Special Kata Practice

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  Today I had a special kata practice covering a wide range of kata, both standard Shotokan and Asai Sensei's extensions of our style...
Thursday, 1 March 2018

Fabio and Alexia visit from Paris

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Over the weekend Fabio and Alexia from Paris, France, came to Oita City for training with me. They practiced intensively for six hours ov...
Wednesday, 21 February 2018

2018 Seminars in Germany: A NEW INTERNATIONAL STANDARD WILL BE SET

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The seminar this year in Germany is the second part to last years and will conclude the subject matter. The first session will reca...
Monday, 19 February 2018

Video Links

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Here's a link to the last couple of videos, as requested. I apologize for not responding sooner. The link at the bottom has a comprehen...
Tuesday, 13 February 2018

The single most important 'training point' of true karate

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I was recently asked what is the single most important point for budo/bujutsu (marti...
Saturday, 10 February 2018

MA 間

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PLEASE NOTE : THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN REPUBLISHED FROM 2008. Kindest regards, André Bertel .   The two kanji (Chinese characters) which...