Thursday, 23 January 2020

Majority of the weight on rear leg, yet different

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The opening movement of 二十四歩 (Nijushiho) kata. Today, just a couple of brief notes on the basic applications of Kokutsu-dachi and Neko...
Monday, 20 January 2020

OWN PACE

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Training here today in central Oita City, January 20th, 2020. Well into my 40s now I stopped training hardcore when I turned 30. This w...
Saturday, 11 January 2020

陰陽 (Inyo)

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陰陽 (Inyo) is a relational concept that developed Taoism in China around 4th—3rd  Centuries BC. To be concise for this short article, “…In...
Monday, 6 January 2020

RENSHUSEI 101

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Based on numerous emails recieved I thought that today I'd post about the International Karate Shotokan (IKS) 'RENSHUSEI PROGRAM...
Sunday, 5 January 2020

The Renshusei Experience

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For those wishing to further their skills and understanding of Shotokan karate as traditional budo/bujutsu, the IKS (International Karate S...
Thursday, 2 January 2020

RENSHUSEI REPORT: Simone Collado (5th Dan)

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Report from December 2019 Renshusei, Simone Collado (5th Dan), from Pretoria, South Africa. Please click on the following link to review...
Wednesday, 1 January 2020

IKS now has a homepage

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INTERNATIONAL KARATE SHOTOKAN now has a homepage. Of course, this is just the beginning https://iks-2.ji.dosite.com/ Greetings an...
Tuesday, 31 December 2019

明けましておめでとうございます

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I have uploaded a slow performance of 掌手 (Shoute) kata. This is the version taught by my late teacher, Asai Tetsuhiko Sensei. Tomorrow 国際...
Sunday, 29 December 2019

Trainee from Pretoria (PART 2): VIDEO

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© André Bertel. Oita City, Japan (2019).
Wednesday, 25 December 2019

Trainee from Pretoria, South Africa: Simone Roig Collado (PART 1)

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Simone Roig Collado (5th Dan) from Pretoria, South Africa, just completed 10 days here in Oita City as a Renshusei at my dojo. Durin...