Saturday, 1 March 2025

2025 NEW ZEALAND SEMINAR (Part One)

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              SEMINAR OVERVIEW                     Christchurch, New Zealand:  February 15-16, 2025. I recently conducted the 2025 New Zeala...
Saturday, 8 February 2025

善は急げ (ZEN WA ISOGE)

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The Japanese Proverb of  善は急げ (which is read: ぜんはいそげ or "Zen wa isoge") implies 'not to procrastinate". I felt this was a...
Saturday, 1 February 2025

Extra "Daily Self-Training" in January

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前蹴り蹴込み (爪先) Mae-geri kekomi utilizing Tsumasaki. In January, as is my tradition, I challenge myself to do two daily self-trainings (instead ...
Friday, 17 January 2025

得意技 (TOKUI-WAZA) and a more important point

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André Bertel - January (2025) - Kangeiko. There is a major misunderstanding about 得意技 (TOKUI-WAZA) in present-day karate and, the problem is...
Thursday, 16 January 2025

1st André Bertel POLAND SEMINAR:

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I’ll be conducting my first International Budo Karate Seminar in Szczecin, POLAND on MAY 17th and 18th. It will be hosted by Klub Karate Pom...
Wednesday, 15 January 2025

Four Seminars outside Japan in 2025

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If another Seminar -- outside Japan -- is booked in last quarter of 2025 (October, November or December), we will update you here, on this s...
Tuesday, 14 January 2025

Report by PAUL KALLENDER-UMEZU

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Karate Optimization by  André  Bertel - S ensei Report by PAUL KALLENDER-UMEZU  “ Methods  themselves  are weapons … They are all just  side...