OUR DEEPEST CONDOLENCES TO THOSE WHO HAVE LOST FAMILY OR FRIENDS IN CHRISTCHURCH EARTHQUAKE ON TUESDAY.
WELCOME TO THE OFFICIAL BLOG OF the Christchurch Shotokan Karate Club and the home of Traditional Shotokan-Ryu Karate-Do in the South Island. The dojo is based at CPIT in central Christchurch, New Zealand.
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Club Video Footage: Andre Bertel Sensei (Between the years of 2000 & 2003)
Andre Bertel Sensei (6th Dan) was our national chief instructor until he returned to Japan to live early in 2007, at which time he handed over the club to me. Currently he is back living here in Christchurch, but regardless of his former position, he comes to the club as a member and technical supporter, and never fails to call me "Sensei" in the dojo. This really displays his karate spirit, and for those who know him well, it is typical of Andre Sensei. Saying that training has always been his priority is an understatement. The positions he has held have always been bestowed upon him, directly from Syuseki Shihan Tetsuhiko Asai, he never sought power by means of politics, the positions came from his intense training. His attitude now is reflective of that spirit, and has never changed since I've known him. OSS!
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Lyall Stone
CHIEF INSTRUCTOR
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Preserving Asai Shihan's Martial Arts Kata
Did you know that our Shuseki Shihan Tetsuhiko Asai (10th Dan IJKA), our late chief instructor, taught five natural element kata. The first of these is amongst the standard 31 kata, which you will know as Unsu (Kumo no te). The other four are Kashu (Hi no te), Roshu (Nami no te), Hushu (Kaze no te) and Suishu (Mizu no te). These kata take one's karate TO THE EXTREME when they are taught properly as Asai Shihan intended. Our dojo works hard to preserve Shihan's Martial Arts Kata precisely as he taught them to us through the 90's until his passing away in 2006. This is a key mission of IJKA New Zealand and the Christchurch Shotokan Karatedo Club.
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OSS, Lyall Stone.
Christchurch Shotokan Karate Chief Instructor
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Ichigeki-Hissatsu
True karate is martial art where single techniques are trained to indefinitely finish the opponent. Ichigeki-hissatsu means that the entire body must be used, especially the legs and waist. This power is generated initially from the ground, the drive of the legs and rotation of the hips. Of course there is more to it than this, but this is where all techniques start, so please keep this in mind when practicing. Always remember, karate is not sports, it is budo (martial arts) so unlike sports karate, kihon, kata and kumite are the same. **********************
Oss, Lyall Stone
Christchurch IJKA Shotokan Karatedo
CHIEF INSTRUCTOR
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