Monday, 24 July 2023

Special Training

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  Here are some photos from my special training yesterday, here at the Dojo. Special training is a highly intense 'hardcore practice...
Wednesday, 19 July 2023

約束組手の間合

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Sonoba-tsuki: Explanation of basic maai in Budo Karate (Freital, Germany Seminar 2023) The 間合 (MAAI) in International Karate Shotokan 約束組手 ...
Monday, 17 July 2023

It's the individual!

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The four major styles of karate are:   Shotokan Ryu Goju Ryu Shito Ryu Wado Ryu Masters of 'the BIG FOUR': Miyagi Sensei...
Wednesday, 12 July 2023

Don Walker Sensei back in Oita

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Don Walker Sensei (5th Dan) returned to Oita--between July 10th and 13th--for private karate training. This time, in addition to again bring...
Wednesday, 5 July 2023

'BEST SUIT'

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  A critical ‘key to success’ in karate is for individuals to find what ‘best suits’ themselves. No Sensei in the world, past or present can...
Tuesday, 4 July 2023

André Bertel July 2023 Training Regime

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My current training routine typically contains ‘the 3 K’s— 基本 (Kihon), 型  (Kata) and 組手 (Kumite)—the technical ‘Trinity of Karatedo’. In t...
Saturday, 1 July 2023

KAMAE must be conscientiously active: both tangibly and intangibly

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Still from my daily self-training on June 28th, 2023. Movement two of HEIAN NIDAN. Many non-karate practitioners' question “why do Shoto...
Wednesday, 28 June 2023

We ALL NEED a 'slap in the face'

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Self-training today, June 28th, 2023.  Today my self-training was really interesting for me and also pretty tough.  KIHON: Tsukiwaza: Choku...
Tuesday, 27 June 2023

16th Anniversary of this site

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I missed it but last week (the 19th of June, 2023) marks 16 years since I started this blog.  As I’ve stated in previous years “My objective...
Monday, 26 June 2023

日常空手道 (Vol. 2): YouTube Video

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  © André Bertel. Oita City, Japan (2023).