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.

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...

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Andre Bertel: Japan; Andre Bertel is a Hachidan (8th 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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