Bassai Dai Shotokan Karate Kata

http://karateclassesonline.com Slide show of Bassai dai, intermediate shotokan karate kata. Bassai Dai , literally translates "To Storm a Castle, major" or "To Penetrate a Fortress, major" is a kata practiced in Shotokan karate and is one of many variations of the Passai kata. There are two Bassai kata, the other one being Bassai sho, and although the "Sho" translates to "minor", it is taught after Bassai Dai. Bassai Dai is characterised by repeated changing of the blocking arms to represent the feeling of shifting from a disadvantageous position to an advantageous one and repeated attacks such as the three consecutive yama zuki represent penetrating a strong defence. Bassai Dai is usually classed as an intermediate kata and is generally first taught to karateka at 3rd kyu (brown belt) and in some Shotokan federations is allowed to be performed as a grading kata as far as 1st dan (black belt). Master Gichin Funakoshi studied the Passai (original name for Bassai) kata under Master Anko Itosu . Master Funakoshi then made some changes, mainly lengthening the stances and took the new Bassai kata to mainland Japan.

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