André Bertel's Karate-Do

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

Wednesday, 1 October 2025

YouTube Video: Technical Seminar in Königs Wusterhausen (September 27/28, 2025)

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Below is a direct YOUTUBE VIDEO LINK providing some 'subtle brief reminders' (for the participants at my first Technical Seminar in ...

Saturday, 20 September 2025

その場基本 (SONOBA-KIHON) of the JKA Instructors Course in the late 1950s and early 1960s

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After the downing impact, sweep, take-down or throw, make a true KIMEWAZA. Below is a typical その場基本 (SONOBA-KIHON) of the JKA Instructors Co...

Friday, 12 September 2025

NEVER THINK: "I AM GOOD AT KARATE"

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As a professional full-time karate instructor in Japan, my job includes my own self-training, for two-hours, every day. This doesn't mea...

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Andre Bertel: Japan; Andre Bertel is a Nanadan (7th Degree Black Belt) and A Class International Instructor and Examiner in Shotokan Karate. He lives in central Oita City, Japan. As a personal student of the late Asai Tetsuhiko Sensei his organization, the 国際空手道松濤館 (INTERNATIONAL KARATE SHOTOKAN—IKS), aims to pass on budo/bujutsu karate in its purest form. He conducts a high-level instructors program, and elite athletes training camp, here in Oita City, which are both now world famous: due to the results achieved by participating renshusei/trainees. Andre Sensei has now trained for over 40 years and regularly 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 Andre Bertel's Karate Do!

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