Andre Bertel's private lessons with Asai Sensei (2)

Here is some more footage of Asai Sensei giving me one-on-one tuition, this time from 2003. If you are interested in Shotokan, and in particular, Asai style karate, please feel free to check out my blog: http://andrebertel.blogspot.com

Here is a direct link to the related article titled 'Being a deshi of Asai Sensei':

http://andrebertel.blogspot.com/2009/02/being-deshi-of-asai-sensei.html

Best wishes from Kyushu, Japan.
Andre Bertel

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[SenseiStrange]

I hate to be grammar cop, but tuiton is not a word. Vid is great though.

[andrebertel]

@SenseiStrange

Thank you very much for your comment and also for being a grammar cop! Much appreciated!!!

Kindest regards, Andre

[Goju1990]

i always want to know how much does a sensei know.. i mean miyagi sensai, funakoshi .. etc.. and also asai were grand master and they have so much knowlegde ..and he taught u a lot and u inspire me to work harder ..... but do u think he taught u everything he know ? or doesn´t it matter ?

[andrebertel]

I was lucky to be a personal student of Asai Sensei, but of course he didn't teach me everything he knew. In saying that, many of the 8th Dan JKS branch chiefs here in Japan have invited me to teach seminars at their dojo, because of Asai Sensei's generosity to me.

All the best from Nippon, Andre

[chevytruckjoe]

Simply wonderful, still puts a smile on my face.

[njtr]

@Goju1990 I think I understand what you are saying, and I agree. A Sensei, such as Asai spends his whole life training (more than us), and we all benefit, because he simplifies it into his system, and we follow him. He works harder than us, and simplifies it for us. Hopefully we can do the same for the next generation of karateka. There are certain karateka, such as Asai, who are just SPECIAL. We all know this, and we need to follow them. I think that this is what you are saying. Osu

[Goju1990]

@njtr no i don´t ment this in this way.. my imagine was this: a sensei as asai train and learn his whole life..to become so good and this knowledge he need the time.. but how long he needs o give his knowlegde to a student.. and i he could give this faster as he learned it.. i think my karate would improve much more. as i have my knowledge and the knowledge of a sensei .. what great karate we could be. or what a new door would opened for us... but i think i´m just dreaming .. XD

[chevytruckjoe]

Gets even better everytime I watch this. Coming from 2010 ISKF master camp a great big Osu!!

[njtr]

@Goju1990 I think its impossible for a Sensei to teach EVERYTHING that he knows, not because of a lack of desire, but instead, I think a Sensei personalizes his karate program to what he thinks is important, and focuses on that. Or maybe, some do teach everything, but I doubt it. I don't know.

[shodo2007]

good luck Andre!

OSs!