Sunday, 19 April 2026

OFFICIAL FREITAL, GERMANY 2026 VIDEO: Martial Arts Media

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 The OFFICIAL SEMINAR video is now available on YOUTUBE. Please subscribe to Martial Arts Media if you want to see more content.
Saturday, 11 April 2026

Freital, Germany Seminar 2026: PART THREE - YouTube VIDEO TWO

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 This second video footage, from the Freital 2026 Seminar, is courtesy of Oliver Schömburg. He gave me permission to use a few clips from hi...
Thursday, 9 April 2026

Renshusei from Loxstedt (Niedersachsen), Germany (Part 2): YOUTUBE VIDEO

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© André Bertel. Oita City, Japan (2026).
Wednesday, 8 April 2026

Renshusei from Loxstedt (Niedersachsen), Germany (PART 1): Written Overview

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Joshua Block (2nd Dan), Stefan Kurkowski (2nd Dan), Niklas Rudolph (1st Kyu) and Fabian Wolf (1st Kyu) came for two days as a 練習生 (Renshusei...
Tuesday, 7 April 2026

Kihon Ippon Kumite as 'Kihon Training'

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Today's training was focused primarily on KIHON IPPON KUMITE with attacks with (and defense/counterattacks against): JOUDAN (Jodan jun-...
Sunday, 5 April 2026

大分市の桜 (Sakura of Oita City)

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  大分市の桜 (Oita Shi no Sakura)... The Cherry Blossoms of Oita City are now in full bloom. It has been 33 years since I first came here in Japa...
Monday, 30 March 2026

Freital, Germany Seminar 2026: PART THREE - YouTube VIDEO ONE

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  IKS (International Karate Shotokan) Technical Director, André Bertel (7th Dan Japan), conducted the 4th Budo Karate Seminar in Freital, Ge...
Friday, 27 March 2026

Renshusei from Bissendorf, Germany: Jürgen Schneider-Jansohn

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  Jürgen Schneider-Jansohn (3rd Dan) from Bissendorf, Germany, came for three days as a 練習生 (Renshusei, Trainee). Training for two hours eac...
Wednesday, 25 March 2026

Team from Toodyay, Western Australia

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A team from Toodyay, Western Australia, came for Renshusei training here in Oita City. The group of over 20 people, led by Ken Bainbridge Se...
Sunday, 22 March 2026

Freital, Germany Seminar 2026: PART TWO - Report in English

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  Report by Diana Lenk Already 2 years ago I was allowed to experience this special event for the first time. I was all the more excited abo...