Karate Interview with Andre Bertel - personal student of Tetsuhiko Asai (10.Dan) 

Gerald Hentrich No problem.

André Bertel Who are you? How bizarre, even if this other `Andre Bertel' has the same name. Thank you for the nice comment Gerald, but someone has replied who is not me (but at least they were nice). How funny is that!!! LOL

Haha. I just search my (our?) name and this came up.

Andre Bertel Hello sensei, thank you for your reply. I found it funny too, that someone with the same name, as yours, answer on my comment.But I have known, that it was not you, who did this reply. LOLI believe, in the world wide web will always strange things happen, and not all are just fun.Sensei, I have seen a video recently form a seminar from Krefeld in Germany. In this you wear a bandage on your right hand. What is happen and is now everything all right, again?

+André Bertel Nice to have the same name............ However, I am not originally BERTEL, that was my adopted name. So you are the real Andre Bertel. My real name is different :-)

Yes, perfect... on a standing static target. How about showing his skills in kumite/street fight? Any experience in that department? Or just fooling gullible disciples?

If you go to Kawasoe, you have access to the best in the world...also a student of sensie Kawasoe, i have probably met you at Scotland courses. Well done on your godan, fantastic achievment!

The longer you are in the "traditional" system ,the more brainwashed you get, just like in religious sects. Better open the eyes.

ANDRE BERTEL Oss! Sensei! 🥋❤️

Great attitude and excellent technique. This interview really reflects my understanding of karate and emphasize key points of this fine martial art. Oss

Goran Glucina. Oss

I am really looking forward to seeing some videos of Goran Sensei in action. Especially the 8th Dan Examination, which I heard was recorded. Also some tournament footage!!! It will be great to see the technical level required to pass the 8th Dan. Yoroshiku onegaishimasu Goran Sensei and best wishes from Japan.

Goran Glucina 😯😯😯very interesting! Great experience!!!

Goran Glucin

>"There's no room in karate for ego and self praise." >I trained in Japan for ten years and as an 8th dan. Are you a damned hypocrite, or a damned liar? Or both?

he isnt that young

My family did Shotokan Karate for many years in NZ. I was a 5 year old kid when I started training under my grandfather then later my father and funnily enough we trained with an Ian Cook and his sister Beverley.

Never too old to Karate Do!

+Verena Kamer van Toornburg Thanks Verena, and thanks for passing on Shotei and Rakuyo! !! :-)

+savcob 1) They rarely go to ground because it is not part of the JKA syllabus and the JKA view on ground fighting is that it does not exist and is generally frowned upon i.e. it is not honorable and only "animals" roll on the floor as I was once told. There are no head slips as well - it is very easy to punch a karateka in the face as they don't have an understanding of breaking the "head" line and refuse to bring anything new into the syllabus. 2) The art of karate is generally good for the body but after a while the repetitive movements will cause degenerative wear and tear on the body and joints after long term training. I hope this helps.

+xGarrettThiefx Yes thank you..we are on the same page. I spent time in Shotokan but my view has changed as I switched to boxing..2 different worlds. I would add also that boxing in real life (shocking) does not work exactly the same way as on the ring. Gloves force you to punch harder..you punch like that with bare fist and it will brake. I also take classes in classical bare-knuckle pugilism..and man is that a different world. the punches are not strong at all but devastating ..for example : left jab from orthodox stance in pugulism is done with thumb facing upward like Tate Tsuki..or even the thumb rotated to the left with palm facing up..you hit with the knuckles.. :-)

+savcob I agree with your comments - I would like to to go so far as to say that Karate is a joke, the Karate community is more interested in kowtowing to higher dan grades, that also don't know how to fight, which in turn propagates this constant cycle of regurgitated false bullshit for hundreds of years. I have had a very close look at the so called masters and could tell you that there is a very good chance that they would fall apart in a confrontation - don't let those flashy "woosh woosh" sounds deceive you ok - they are just not that fast without a gi on ! I went from Karate to Boxing / Muay Thai and am aware of the discrepancy between wearing gloves and bare knuckle, I recently had a ex-scottish commando tell me that you should roll the punch over so that the thumb is pointing downwards to prevent damage and for maximising the cork-screw action of the punch. I found his take of this punching action very interesting to be honest.

xGarrettThiefx absolutely the reverse with thumb down is more challenging..at least for me on the heavy bag..palm facing up is easier. I always think that the simpler the art the better. Boxing has only 8 attacks..it does not get any simpler than that.. :-)

+savcob - u kats that are trash'n the art of kyokushin, budo and the martial-arts, are very ignorant in ur perspectives. U go up against a well-trained guy like this with ur bs and he will make u cry like a baby & scream like a wounded pig!

Update* Can somebody give me more information on this kata

You must be kidding... This is another way of life. Karate is for yourself, not to show it in a ring under a lights show and a lot of people screaming around. It is pure discipline and spiritual thing.

Parce que c'est du karaté. Quand tu vois quelqu'un faire de la natation tu te demandes pourquoi il vient pas au water-polo ?

+Kocsis Kinga Sorry, I don't know, other people make the videos. Osu, Andre.

This is a really good point, but yet... how do you train in a full contact live resistent situation a technique like the fish hook were you actually poke eyes or hit the neck?

@@lorismarchitelli5274 There are many ways to train under stress. If for example (stress in the distance) an opponent tries to get close to hit then you can stand with your back against the wall at a distance of one meter or less and let many shots be fired (slowly more and more realistic) for 3 minutes. The purpose of such workouts is (paradoxically) to SOME WAY EXTEND THE DIFFICULTY of the real situation. If I DON'T like something about reality, not even for a second, then I train this thing for 10,000 Seconds. Hitting in the neck or eyes can be trained, with the partner only slowly and with a lot of control. But while the body uses a lot of control the will and the mind have to "cross" the target. Hitting hard is obviously only possible with special tools or protections.

Le shotokan statique ? Il n'y a pas plus dynamique comme art martial. Tu serais pas un peu débile toi ?

Dá seminários por todo mundo!

Take English lessons friend.

Fuck you. Fuck your approach to life. Fuck your attitude. And fuck your arrogant fake directional thinking. If only I can slap you like a little shit kid is ought to be slapped

When motivated, hard working, consistent ambitious people learn from great people, they themselves become great and deserve the title and respect. Not for a little shit like you to arrive out of no where and comment with crap which is better be shoved inside their mouths.

big problem of shotokan

Why

Thats why its so hard to watch.