Thursday, 24 May 2018

WHERE KARATE SITS WITHIN THE MARTIAL ARTS: THE BIG PICTURE

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Quite simply, one of the most important ‘foundational understandings’—for karateka (and everyone who practises unarmed martial arts of self...
Sunday, 20 May 2018

Kakuyoku

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As many know here in Japan and around the world, I teach a special group of kata in their original form. My concept of karate - from Asa...
Thursday, 3 May 2018

Two days of training in Kumamoto City

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I traveled to Kumamoto to train under Nakamura Masamitsu Shihan. I was again honored by Shihan to teach the youth brown and black bel...
Tuesday, 1 May 2018

Trainee from Australia：David Rush Sensei (4th Dan)

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David Rush Sensei (4th Dan) from Norwa, South Coast, Australia recently came for training. Rush Sensei is the chief instructor of ‘South C...
Sunday, 29 April 2018

2018 SEMINAR IN 'KARATE AKTUELL'

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You can click on the following images from KARATE AKTUELL. The publication features an advertisement for my upcoming seminars in Halle, Ger...
Monday, 16 April 2018

Video: KAKUYOKU NIDAN KATA

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© André Bertel. Oita City, Japan (2018).
Wednesday, 11 April 2018

Andrea and Torsten Return to Oita

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I just had the pleasure to once again have Andrea Haesusler Sensei and Torsten Uhlemann Sensei (from Munster, Germany) here in Oita. The...
Sunday, 1 April 2018

Sakura in full bloom: The first training of April

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Here are some images from training today.  Kata training included the four SENTEI-GATA (Bassai-Dai, Kanku-Dai, Enpi and Jion), which I a...
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...