Tuesday, 27 October 2020

先生 (SENSEI)

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  Basic Definition of 先生 (Sensei): “Sensei is a honorific term that is translated as “person born before another” or “one who comes befor...
Thursday, 22 October 2020

順路 (PART 2): Deeper Aspects of the Junro kata

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I was encouraged to write this article after receiving a few good questions, which pondered about the deeper aspects of the five Junro Kata....
Saturday, 17 October 2020

How to get the most from the 順路 (JUNRO) Kata

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While I have written a lot about 順路   (JUNRO) in the past I’d like to expand a little more on them today. I would like to do this by explain...
Tuesday, 13 October 2020

A look back... My teacher, Asai Tetsuhiko Shuseki Shihan (Part III)

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  © André Bertel. Oita City, Japan (2020).
Saturday, 10 October 2020

A look back... My teacher, Asai Tetsuhiko Shuseki Shihan (Part II)

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© André Bertel. Oita City, Japan (2020).
Thursday, 8 October 2020

A look back... My teacher, Asai Tetsuhiko Shuseki Shihan (Part I)

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 A great lookback, OSU! I was the founder of JKS New Zealand, also IJKA - both appointments directly by Asai Tetsuhiko Sensei. So please do ...
Tuesday, 6 October 2020

宮田実先生 (Miyata Minoru Sensei)

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Miyata Minoru Sensei was a pioneer of Shotokan-Ryu and a founding member of the JKA (Japan Karate Association). He was very important in the...
Wednesday, 30 September 2020

蹲踞 (SONKYO)

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蹲踞 (SONKYO) is a methodology of basic sitting in which the body is curled up and crouched—in Japanese; in other words, the knees are folded...
Friday, 25 September 2020

三本連突き

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Today I thought to write a base article on 三本連突き (SANBON REN-ZUKI). This is from the perspective of my seniors in Japan, past and present, a...
Wednesday, 16 September 2020

カキエ

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カキエ (Kakie) is an important practice method for developing sensitiv ity to one’s opponent. Com monly referred to as ‘Pushing hands’ or ‘Sti...