Bassai Dai - Shotokan Karate

The most popular image associated with kata is that of a karate practitioner performing a series of punches and kicks in the air. The kata are executed as a specified series of approximately 20 to 70 moves, generally with stepping and turning, while attempting to maintain perfect form. There are perhaps 100 kata across the various forms of karate, each with many minor variations. The number of moves in a kata may be referred to in the name of the kata, eg. Gojushiho, which means "54 steps." The number of moves may also have links with Buddhist spirituality. The number 108 is significant in Buddhism, and kata with 54, 36, or 27 moves (divisors of 108) are common. The practitioner is generally counselled to visualize the enemy attacks, and his or her responses, as actually occurring, and karateka are often told to "read" a kata, to explain the imagined events.

In teaching the open handed kata, most styles of Karate start with a series of three, or sometimes two, very simple kata called blocking forms before advancing to five basic kata named Pinan in some systems and Heian in others. By working through this series (in order: Shodan, Nidan, Sandan, Yondan, Godan (except in Wado Ryu Karate, where Shodan and Nidan are reversed)) the practitioner learns all the basic stances and techniques before moving on to more advanced kata. Traditionally, kata are taught in stages. Previously learned kata are returned to in order to show more advanced techniques or ways of doing things, as beginners do not have the same knowledge and experience that practitioners further up the ranks have. It is not uncommon in some styles for students testing for Shodan (first rank black belt) to have to repeat every kata they have learned from the first belt, but at a "black belt" level, for example, with better technique, power, amongst others. This system is often used for the lower grades as well. The student will perform one new kata and one or two previous ones, to demonstrate how much they have progressed and how quickly they can learn new things.

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[alicat749]

i have not trained for 15 years as i started working away. kata was always my favorate part of training and to see it done so well has inspired me to take time out to run through kata every day. i may never be good enough to put my belt back on

but am glad that it was part of my life.

[WolfTeamingAround]

it took me 4 years just to reach bassai dai.. and some dude is saying he has learned all the kata in an hour? what !? am i a loser or something?

[jgcaca114]

Dang, dude, you're good!

[kuyniG]

@alicat749 I know exactly how you feel.

[kuyniG]

@WolfTeamingAround He may know all the katas.

But he may not be able to do them better then you.

Its always better to do something right once then to do it wrong a million times.

Your not a loser (:

[NhemF]

@alicat749 DUDe that is Kanazawa MASTER Kanazawa don't beat yourself up i believe you can be just as good

[FlyingInYourDreams]

@CrazyDuck1996 yes you might know them but you can not do them perfectly..no one can(except the masters of course) ..I believe 9 kyuis the first step into karate..I have 5 kyu and I am only at Bassai Dai...when I was 9 kyu I was learning the taykyokus...

[FlyingInYourDreams]

@FlyingInYourDreams i know its been 7 months but good luck if you are still into karate

[FlyingInYourDreams]

@alexunderbase223 good luck

[FlyingInYourDreams]

@MrChannel5news if you would practice kata you would know that the sense should always show you why you are doing this move and why you are doing that move for...

[FlyingInYourDreams]

@laxbros12and13 are you even into karate?? because I believe that the people that clicked on this video did it because they need Bassai Dai for their following exam...So if you would practice karate you would know tit isnt a joke at all..not for my sense anyway...

[Colin2479]

For the guy or guys that have said that this is waist of time or that it does not work, like with anything you might want to practice.

Please come and train with us and see understand if you might see more, than you see.

There is a lot more to kata than you see but when you start to see it how more do now, you might change your mind...