André Bertel's Karate-Dō

This site is based on my daily practice of Shōtōkan Karate-Dō here in Ōita City, Japan. More than anything else, unlike the majority of other karate websites, this page is primarily dedicated to Budō Karate training itself; that is, Karate-Dō as a vehicle for holistic development.

Thursday, 31 July 2025

Vohenstrauß, Germany Seminar - July, 2025 - OVERVIEW

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With Marcel Sensei (Chief Instructor of Vohenstrauß Karate). Below are some direct links to a video of the seminar on my YOUTUBE Channel;...

Seminar T-Shirts

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Often seminar organizers make T-Shirts for their respective events. The first one was for my seminar in Italy in 2010. Here are just a very...

Wednesday, 30 July 2025

Link to 2025 Vohenstrauß Seminar Report: on the official host dojo HOMEPAGE

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Link to Vohenstrauss Seminar Report on official host dojo HOMEPAGE: Internationales Karateseminar mit Shihan André Bertel (7. Dan, Interna...

Tuesday, 29 July 2025

Vohenstrauß, Germany Seminar 2025. REPORT (in English)

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Vohenstrauß, Germany Seminar - July 2025. Photo courtesy of Oliver SCHÖMBURG: olliwaa - YouTube INTERNATIONAL KARATE SEMINAR IN VOHENSTR...

Monday, 28 July 2025

Vohenstrauß, Germany Seminar 2025. REPORT (in German)

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Vohenstrauß, Germany Seminar - July 2025. Photo courtesy of Oliver SCHÖMBURG: olliwaa - YouTube Internationales Karateseminar mit Shihan ...

Saturday, 26 July 2025

YouTube Video: Vohenstrauß, Germany Seminar (July 19th/20th, 2025).

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Tuesday, 22 July 2025

残心 (Zanshin)

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Overview : 残心 (Zanshin) is a term used in Budo and the Japanese performing arts, which refers to the state of keeping one's concentrat...

Friday, 4 July 2025

My aim is to one day 'achieve even 10% of Asai Tetsuhiko Sensei's skill'.

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Rather than say much, here are some images from my daily self-training here in Oita City, Japan, from today. I'm still a complete beginn...

Thursday, 3 July 2025

ちりも積もれば山となる (Chiri mo tsumoreba yama to naru)

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The Japanese saying" ちりも積もれば山となる (Chiri mo tsumoreba yama to naru) translates as "Even dust when piled up makes mountains. This is...

Tuesday, 1 July 2025

評価基準 (HYOKAKIJUN) Evaluation Critera for 形 (KATA)

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Raikou Kata 形 (KATA) 評価基準 (HYOKAKIJUN) Evaluation Critera KATA NO ENBU ① 立ち方 (Tachikata) ② 技 (Waza) ③ 流れるような動き(Flowing movements) ④ タイミン...

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Andre Bertel: Japan; André Bertel is a Hachidan (8th Degree Black Belt) and A-Class International Instructor and Examiner in Shōtōkan Karate. He lives in the beautiful city of Ōita, Kyūshū, Japan. As a personal student of the legendary JKA Master, Asai Tetsuhiko Sensei, he is the Gijutsu-Chō (Technical Director) of the 国際空手道松濤館 (INTERNATIONAL KARATEDŌ SHŌTŌKAN—IKS). The IKS aims to pass on Traditional Budō/Bujutsu Karate in its purest form. He conducts a high-level instructor's program, and elite athletes training camp, in central Ōita City, which are both now world famous: due to the results achieved by participating renshusei/trainees. André Sensei has now trained for over 45 years and constantly in Japan since 1993. His daily self-training, firsthand learning from the very best instructors in the world, and overall experience is reflected on this blogsite. Welcome to André Bertel's Karate-Dō!

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