André Bertel's Karate-Dō

This site is based on my daily practice of Shōtōkan Karate-Dō here in Ōita City, Japan. More than anything else, unlike the majority of other karate websites, this page is primarily dedicated to Budō Karate training itself; that is, Karate-Dō as a vehicle for holistic development.

Saturday, 12 January 2019

My hardest Dan Examination

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Today I thought I would write about my toughest DAN EXAMINATION… It was not the 六段 (Rokudan), but my 五段 (Godan), which was ‘by far’ t...

Wednesday, 9 January 2019

Updated SEIRYU video

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Updated video of Seiryu Kata. This is Asai Sensei`s second kata primarily for `shoulder snap`. The video has been `brightened up` for more ...

Tuesday, 8 January 2019

Andre Bertel International Karate Seminars: March—June 2019

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International Karate Seminars officially decided so far, from March to June of 2019 . Seminars for the second half of the year will ...

Monday, 7 January 2019

初稽古

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Today I completed HATSUGEIKO: my first dojo training of 2019. In fact, my last time in the dojo was on December 24th, which has been ...

Monday, 31 December 2018

2018 Summary and Links

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To summarise, here are direct links to each month of posts this year followed by the content in these months for convenient navigation. ...

Wednesday, 26 December 2018

Wrapping up 2018 and some RECOVERY ADVICE

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浪手 (Roshu Kata). The conclusion of my training this year came the earliest ever, December 24th, as I needed to have surgery (pre-pla...

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Andre Bertel: Japan; André Bertel is a Hachidan (8th Degree Black Belt) and A-Class International Instructor and Examiner in Shōtōkan Karate. He lives in the beautiful city of Ōita, Kyūshū, Japan. As a personal student of the legendary JKA Master, Asai Tetsuhiko Sensei, he is the Gijutsu-Chō (Technical Director) of the 国際空手道松濤館 (INTERNATIONAL KARATEDŌ SHŌTŌKAN—IKS). The IKS aims to pass on Traditional Budō/Bujutsu Karate in its purest form. He conducts a high-level instructor's program, and elite athletes training camp, in central Ōita City, which are both now world famous: due to the results achieved by participating renshusei/trainees. André Sensei has now trained for over 45 years and constantly in Japan since 1993. His daily self-training, firsthand learning from the very best instructors in the world, and overall experience is reflected on this blogsite. Welcome to André Bertel's Karate-Dō!

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