ANDRE BERTEL - KAPITI COAST, NEW ZEALAND - 2024 SEMINAR
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- On February 17th and 18th I taught a Seminar on the Kapiti Coast, in the North Island of New Zealand. The event was organized and hosted by Allan Youl Sensei (3rd Dan) and his organization, KKA Karate Academy. Here is a link to their official website:
www.kka.co.nz
On a personal note…The last time I was in that region of the country, I was competing there, which was all the way back in 1993, which was also the year when I first went to went to Japan to train. Thus, my beginnings with Asai Tetsuhiko Sensei. So it was a full circle, so to speak.
This seminar also marked the 10th Anniversary of the KKA Karate Academy, so I’d like to once again offer my congratulations to Allan Sensei and all of his members. おめでとうございます！！！
In regards to the seminar content, as I have not been in New Zealand for several years many of the kihon, drills and fundamentals points overlapped with the South Island/Christchurch course (a week earlier); that being said, several other aspects were worked on, as it was my first time to teach there.
As promised, the kata was different. As it was my first-time teaching in Kapiti (and many of the karateka were unfamiliar with Asai Sensei’s advanced extension JKA-style Shotokan) I used 鶴翼初段 (Kakuyoku Shodan) to connect the dots between kihon and jissen-kumite -via this kata-and its respective 応用 (Oyo).
To reiterate, a key point was Nakayama Masatoshi Sensei’s differentiation between 分解 (Bunkai) and 応用 (Oyo). This aspect is critical in physical training for Shotokan to be the highly effective self-defense art that it is (as opposed to merely being a form of ‘fist kendo’). The karateka attending clearly embraced this point, especially pertaining to the practical use of our art.
Overall, it was great to share classical applications of Shotokan, from the pre-WW2 /pre-competition era; in sum, a return to the ‘self-defense focused’ karate of Funakoshi Gichin Sensei. It is my hope that “…while we strongly hang on to the advancements of karate in the more recent decades, that we work together to preserve the bujutsu knowledge of the past”.
I really enjoyed working with all of participants in the seminar and, in addition to budo/bujutsu karate practice, there was plenty of great camaraderie; furthermore, no politics!
Unambiguously, this was again reflective of Allan Sensei and his team, and also all the other clubs/organizations who attended.
As a fellow student of Karate-Do, I want to offer each and every one of you a big 押忍 (Osu) from Japan. - ABよろしくお願いします！
André Bertel
To watch the RUclips video click on the following link. Any comments, especially from the seminar participants, would be appreciated.
© André Bertel. Oita City, Japan (2024).
You can see the Kata(s) just jumping out of this man’s movements. A pleasure to watch
it will be an honor to become a student of André BERTEL ❤
43 years on, I am a permanent beginner of Karate. But thank you very much for the kind comment.
Ecxelente video sensei.saludos de Argentina 🇦🇷🙋
Thanks for the training, love seeing my hair flop about with that sweep lol
I appreciate a lot your work and dedication. Strong, dynamic and powerful Karate. OSS.
This is real karate oss
Great fun to be there. Definitely missed training like this every day 😊
Thank you Sensei for a great seminar. So much information to take in and I thoroughly enjoyed the whole weekend.
Thank you so much for coming Sensi, and for doing this video, very helpful.
You are very welcome. The video is simply to give some subtle cues for all of the karateka who attended. Osu and kindest regards from Japan. - AB
Sensei Andre Bertel GOAT!!!! For me one of the best ever 🥇🏆👊 a great insparation for my Training !!! Ozu Sensei 🙏👊
You can show yakusuki plus
Thank you very much. Gyaku-zuki is always on the menu from both an economical and pragmatic standpoint. From a boxing perspective it is a cross. Nevertheless, it is, of course, different. In Japanese, tsukiwaza (gyaku-zuki, oi-zuki, yumi-zuki) etc.., means 'thrust' as opposed to 'punch'. Thus, is a description of the action as opposed to what it does. This conceptual difference relates to the concept of 'ichigeki-hissatsu' as opposed to competitive fighting.
I which you the very best in your training. Osu!!! - AB
Ossu ! 🇧🇷
Oss Sensei i'm from india. What is the procedure to join your classes
押忍!
Thank you. Dates and times need to be booked.
It is recommended a minimum of three months in advance. Once booked, the dates and times are secured by the individual or group.
All the best,
Andre Bertel
This looks like a very informative training session with many bunkai applications and bruises as trophies. 😅
Osu and greetings from Japan.
@@andrebertel Tu sei contrario al kumite ???
@@ananku1057 No. Kihon, Kata and Kumite are inseparable.
Osu and greetings from Japan.
AB