Tuesday, 10 November 2020

Light training

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Here's some images from my training today, which was a light one (as I’ve pushed myself particularly hard this week). I only did kata an...
Saturday, 7 November 2020

TRAIN and PUSH FORWARD. YOU CAN DO IT IF YOU WANT TO!!!

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 My training regime was updated from the start of this month. I decided to make November very hard on myself at the end of October. My reaso...
Monday, 2 November 2020

Bonus video...

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  © André Bertel. Oita City, Japan (2020).
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...