Tuesday, 31 March 2009

Nagasaki Trip

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To commemorate two years in Japan Mizuho and I went to Nagasaki City for three and half days of R&R. We had such a great time wining an...
Thursday, 26 March 2009

TWO YEARS IN JAPAN

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Two years ago today we arrived back in Japan, therefore today is a day of celebration for Mizuho and myself. It feels as if only two months...
Saturday, 21 March 2009

Junansei

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This week I’ve been revisiting junansei (softness) in my karate. As a student of the late master, Tetsuhiko Asai Sensei, I focus on ‘softne...
Monday, 9 March 2009

Junbi undo

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After suffering a severe spinal injury, over 20 years ago, I realized that many of the 'traditional karate stretches' deemed “stand...
Saturday, 7 March 2009

Keage & Kekomi

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In this article I’d like to go back to the ‘basics’ and clarify the difference between the two main categories of karate kicks: keage (snap...
Sunday, 1 March 2009

The first day of Haru

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Today Japan officially enters Haru (Spring) however the 'Shunbun no hi' (Spring Day) holiday is not held until March 20th. Haru is ...
Friday, 27 February 2009

Andre Bertel Karate-do Seminar

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Every month I receive emails asking me to conduct seminars outside of Japan. The last several requests from Europe, the Americas and Oceani...
Monday, 23 February 2009

Daily Karate Training

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Here is my current self-training regime, which I adopted last Monday, in addition to dojo-keiko. I haven't included my supplementary fi...
Thursday, 12 February 2009

Being a deshi of Asai Sensei

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In this newly uploaded footage, filmed in 2003, you can see the typical style of one-on-one tuition I received from my late teacher, Shusek...
Sunday, 8 February 2009

JKS Oita-ken Technical Seminar

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Today I attended the JKS (Japan Karate Shotorenmei) Oita-ken Technical Seminar. This ‘prefectural training session’ was held at the Usa Bu...