Old bassai dai

[Nutsosteel]

Nice



[jtrapii]

good good



[PiollaPUGNAX]

This is a traditional kata performed by the late Enoeda Sensei. Ehoeda is NEVER old. He is CLASSIC!

[Jessiegurl77]

Wow, I had no Idea that the karate I have been learning since I was 4 was so OLD! :D

[pyong69]

That is a REAL kata. He is not performing any attack or block. He's attacking and defending himself. Now i begin to understand what my sensei said.

[dhickman61554]

Now ... thats the way ya do it!

[Thefunnyhalf]

Damn, makes my Bassai look like shit...

[supervegitto00]

Wow, even through this video you can see/feel the power. Those forearm and knife hand blocks look like they can break arms.

[ronaldo87cruz]

isso é uma reliquia!!

[MiguelJD1995]

that bassai-dai is shotokan

[MasOyama10dan]

OSU

[ClydeRowing]

I would say Enoeda, same kind of buzzcut hairstyle he had in the early 60s, also he puts the same kind of wellie into the punches!

[supermovies342]

Hahaha, THAT'S old ;o

[kengland45]

Also, this is almost exactly as we practice Bassai. In fact, I sent this vid to a junior seeking an example, and I'm promoting it to inspire other members anew, and to stay true to the form. This is definitely not Funakoshi--too young and tall; so Enoeda sounds correct. Look @ Funakoshi vid(s) here for comparison. The hip movement here is AMAZING!!! Bravo!!!

[kengland45]

To the person saying Shotokan is a "place." Literally, "Shoto" was Master Funakoshi's nickname, which means "the sound the wind makes when it goes through pine needles"--a sound he loved. "Kan" means house. So, yeah--"Shotokan" means "Master Funakoshi's house." Funakoshi developed Shotokan from Shorin-ryu and Shorei-ryu--2 styles he mastered from Masters Itosu and Azato. Today, "Shotokan Karate" refers to Master Funakoshi's karate, & the schools that legitimately follow through the lineage.

[karthikp1981]

@kengland45

iam practice exactly the same ... cool

kata ... and thank u for the info tooooooooooo...

[lucaf1988]

It's perfect...fantastic...

[karatekai01]

Matsubayashi-Ryu

[rockyjay2]

soem serious old footage

[brucefetter]

i wonder what would have happened had someone better than Sensei Funakoshi taught shorin ryu in japan. neat video

[Philmoscowitz]

it's really amazing how things have changed over the last half century! this guy's performance would not be rated very high today. powerful, yes, but too jerky and stiff.

[CMABBA2008]

Actually this performance would score highly in most competitions, its not jerky at all, its rather fluid, especially for the amount of power he puts into his moves. Its an excellent kata.

[chirps6]

This is exactly as I have learned it. This guy is so powerful! I'm glad to see that the traditional form is kept intact.

[brucefetter]

traditional for shotokan. not okinawan karate most of the time

[spaceglow]

amazing.rip

[yushimike]

Same Bassai we do in Shorinjiryu Kudaka Karate

[billnecker]

this is still how bassai dai is practiced.this is jka shotokan,and this is sensei enoeda in his younger days.

[Zanshin1st]

his moves are exaggerated.

[brucefetter]

it's shotokan . blown up shorin

[psycopathicpenguin]

wow, i remember learnin bassai dai. this guy has awesome power. GO SHOTOKAN KARATE GUY!!!

[jroadifer]

Wow. His power and technique are incredible!

[1URESAM]

i really see no difference in this kata from the way it's practiced today.

[1URESAM]

awesome bassai.  powerful.

[brunosanchez1]

Great karateka, Mr. Enoeda. I am glad to say that I still practice traditional shotokan and this is exactly how I was taught to do bassai dai.

[eismann6]

Do you know that shotokan isn't a style but was a place?... The shotokan isn't about treadition, its about competition...

[amam511]

What style of Karate you do? There is something im what you say about competition, but I think it is more of the western influence.

[DraconionDevil]

at my school we do it a little bit differently but i guess it's a different style...

[apacheLB]

It's very common that some points in a kata change over time (in all styles). Even Master Oshima has made some corrections while making the rounds...

[leoreading]

I used to train with the FSKI in England, (Funakoshi Shotokan Karate International) and this is exactly how we were taught Bassai Dai. One of my favourite kata's.

[ShotokanWarrior91]

At my dojo we still do it exactly like this, this is a great kata.

[unag]

Yes, that is Mr. Enoeda.

[agarner13]

Video was from around the 50s / 60s. Could be Funakoshi, but i think its Enoeda. The scooping block and shuto are the only diff aswell. Seems to not use a reaction hand when hes doin shutos.

[ClaudioBarbato]

It shows that our assosiation keeps true to the original kata, that's pretty much the same as we practice it, the only things that have changed since then are that the shuto blocks are very slightly different, and that the scooping block before the kisage with kiai is done differently. When was this video made?

[angelzee]

Amazing the little points that have changed in this kata... the hand movements now are so much more minimized. Was this Gigo Funakoshi doing the kata?