Friday, 31 March 2023

回復力 (kaifukuryoku)

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At nearly 50 years old, while I'm still very young. I can say that resilience has been imperative in my life. It is a concerted mental s...
Wednesday, 29 March 2023

A BIG THANKS for YouTube Channel Support!

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 Here’s a newly uploaded video on YouTube, which we copied from the screen. It’s just been loaded to my OFFICIAL YOUTUBE CHANNEL. The direct...
Tuesday, 28 March 2023

現在の自己分析と練習

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移動基本   （１） 三本連突き   （２） 上段揚げ受け・中段逆突き   （３） 中段外受け・横猿臂 ( 騎馬立ち ) ・裏拳横回し打ち   （４） 手刀中段受け ( 後屈立ち ) ・中段縦四本貫手   （５） 中段内受け・...
Sunday, 26 March 2023

Self-training today, no words just images: OSU!!!

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©️ Andre Bertel. Oita City, Japan (2023).  
Friday, 24 March 2023

筋肉の記憶 (Kiniku no kioku) - MUSCLE MEMORY

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Nakayama Masatoshi Sensei countering Yahara Mikio Sensei. Nakayama Sensei's 'tokui' was ukewaza.  Today I'd like to talk abo...
Wednesday, 22 March 2023

精神 (Seishin)

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 Continuing from the last article on 矢勢 (Yaiki) I’d like to go further on this subject by discussing 精神 (Spirit/Mentality), which is the key...
Tuesday, 21 March 2023

KARATE FAMILY

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Great to have mutual respect between karate styles who truly follow the BUDO WAY. Here is a link to the Kyokushin Oita Homepage with a brief...
Monday, 20 March 2023

矢勢（やいき）

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In this brief article I will explain 矢勢（やいき) ‘ Yaiki’, which is a term from 弓道 (Kyudo: Traditional Japanese Archery), and is also an importa...
Saturday, 18 March 2023

Updated self-training regime

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その場基本   SONOBA-KIHON 1.             中段直突き ( 自然体 )  30 to 50 reps of chudan choku-zuki (Shizentai). 2.             上段直突き ( 自然体 ) 30 ...
Friday, 10 March 2023

IKS (International Karate Shotokan) Technical Lineage

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FUNAKOSHI GICHIN SENSEI NAKAYAMA MASATOSHI SENSEI ASAI TETSUHIKO SENSEI THE JOURNEY CONTINUES... © André Bertel. Oita City, Japan (2023).