BASSAI DAI'S BUNKAI, by Osaka sensei 8th dan , more about karate at www.keishinkandojo.org

[Jimmy36507]

it's not just in karate this kind of thing goes on, tai chi has this problem as well, long forms that mean nothing in the end, only a money racket.

[yahooman64]

I agree with you. It's hard to find interesting bunkai anymore.

[Philmoscowitz]

this is fine, but i wish they (JKA instructors) would demonstrate the more interesting applications of the kata in these videos. the ones shown here are just the obvious ones. and in this day and age, we need to give more "realistic" demos. sorry if this sounds too direct, but it's just that i think we can do better.

[jiggahippo]

if u got the money they have the time

[Twindragonfist]

@Philmoscowitz I know your comment about Bassai Dai was 2 years ago but I just saw it and agree. To me, the kata are "dot diagrams" in that they are ranges of motion that can be interpreted a variety of ways. It takes a quality instructor to teach the underlying layers of technique and subtlety it takes to allow things to work in a realistic way. If you get a chance then check out Didier Lupo on youtube here. He's got great bunkai.