Watch another amazing seminar with André Bertel Shihan (7.Dan) in Vohenstrauss (Bavaria), Germany. For those who attended, this video is a little reminder of the aspects covered. A special thanks to the Karate Dojo "TV Vohenstrauss von 1864 e.V.", Marcel Sensei, Martin and all the fantastic people from the club who made this event unforgettable.
Watch out for part 2, which will cover the second seminar day and a nice little surprise for Bertel Shihan.
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This video features a Karate instructional session focusing on the distinction between fighting and self-defense. The instructor emphasizes the importance of realistic distancing, the role of mental resilience through consistent training, and the philosophical and practical value of Kata as the heart of the art, allowing practitioners to evolve their skills throughout their entire lives.
Für die Karate-Abteilung Strauss ist es heute ein ganz besonderer Tag,
der sicherlich unvergesslich bleiben wird.
Ich heiße André Berto, auf das herzlichste mit Fohlenstrauss Willkommen.
Waruigesho!
Straight!
It's Ich, Ni, San!
Tate shito o-yo-i!
Ich!
Slowly!
Ni!
Here!
Hip!
Reverse!
Hip!
Kamae!
San!
Shi!
Go!
Shichi!
Hachi!
Kun!
And we're pushing from this heel, without bouncing.
Okay, so here, slowly, I'll just do slowly, here.
Don't make strange breathing, just out, one shot.
Ich!
Ni!
San!
Kun!
Ei!
A major misconception about Karate is that it's a fighting art.
It was designed as a self-defense art, that's why we have Hikite to pull the opponent down and off balance and so forth.
So, Karate is self-defense, so after you're in a situation like this, you pull them so you can hit them.
You don't need so much power, because you're making a car accident.
It's not designed for a boxing ring or wrestling gym.
It's designed for defending yourself in the street.
By doing this, I keep him here and he can't use this side.
This is why we do Hikite.
Mental resilience in Karate can only be developed through the perseverance of consistent training.
By keep going to training, even when you don't feel like it.
Ni, one more shot.
It's up to you.
You see her distancing?
Every single thing is a knockout.
Cheers.
Ja, Osu!
Not big people, but if she hits, she pulls me in like this and she goes through like this and waits, I'm finished, okay?
Osu!
Resilience is also connected to doing something, which you find to be difficult and persevering with that.
So, any sort of training, which is often found in Karate, is actually beneficial in these regards.
Speed up!
This is the steroid for your Karate, okay?
This is before.
Before.
What I want is, I want to be here.
So my fist has to land before.
You can't see this normally.
So here, you're here like this.
And Komite was here, okay?
If your hands are quick and you can apply your mass, that's the optimal power you can make.
So from here, just making here.
In and out.
This is the level up.
Please try.
This is the cover.
And then you can do a second one from here.
Change the Kata, do it this way.
Or it's here, it's not here.
I don't do this.
The majority of people who practice Karate are not trained to be fighters.
So therefore, self-defense must be trained specifically in a realistic way.
One particular weakness in Karate, that I find all over the world, is people tend to train at unrealistic distances.
This neutralizes the effectiveness of one's Karate.
Relax.
Justice and natural.
Natural. Understand?
Not this.
The point is to feel this flow of energy when you move.
It's actually like you're melting.
But when you're applying the Kata, you just need to know the principles of the Kata.
He's taking the eyes.
Again.
Here.
You can use this in a real fight.
Strong basics.
And then understand the simple applications.
And so the techniques are like, you'll notice, it's like a wave when you move.
Kata is the heart of Karate.
However, no one needs Kata to fight or to defend themselves.
It's unnecessary.
But without Kata, it's no longer Karate.
Doesn't matter how much it resembles Karate.
It has to have Kata.
And Kata is something that makes Karate more than just a defensive art.
It actually makes it into an art form, which is something you can really enjoy and use all your life.
Insofar as those who don't agree with Kata, I completely understand their view.
But you'll find in those particular arts, their lifespan and training is usually a lot less.
Four.
Eight.
So here your jaw down.
Jaw down again.
And down here.
And it comes back.
Big circle.
The motivation of Kata is that you can do it anywhere and practice your art and develop your skills.
Moreover, as you get older, your body is not the same.
Kata is still a way to practice the art.
Let's make my attacks again.
This one.
After kicking to the groin.
And here.
Boom.
And here.
This way.
Wide.
Everything flows.
So you can keep getting better at Karate as you get a bit older.
Your kick here.
Your technique.
Your kick.
Kick is here.
This one, if you do this, you're going to increase your power by twice.
And Uchi Uke.
Different.
Snap.
You can use the roll shoot and the snapping techniques for your shoot.
Standard Shotokan.
Gyaku Zuki, Mawashi Ji, everything.
It's the same principle.
Two down.
One more.
Down.
Understand?
Wave.
It's not how to do it properly actually, but it's easier.
Osu!
Endloss.