Kata MATSUMURA BASSAI by Luca Brancaleon (ITA)

The kata Matsumura Bassai performed by Luca Brancaleon of Italy, at the 11th Italian Open. He placed second. He likes Michael Jackson. Visit http://www.karatebyjesse.com for more info, videos and the blog!

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Sports

Tags:

• karate
• kata
• luca
• brancaleon
• wkf
• shito
• ryu
• matsumura
• bassai
• italy
• italian
• open
• 2010

[Fost87]

dategli qualcosa per il mal di gola. che odio quando alle gare sento sti cazzo di rumori.

[ledzd]

Branca branca branca... leone leone leone...

This guy doesnt know karate, he need to participate in a dancing contest....

[Gadoozle]

Not super traditional, pretty showy, but overall, no one can doubt that he's good.

[Ronin6575]

@Nerubio I agree. This is just pretty movement with no substance. Sport Karate. With this type of timing, there is no possibility of workable bunkai.

[Ronin6575]

@bertthepickle I am wondering the same thing. Why the long pauses ? It seems to be more prevalent in the European tournaments recently.....Probably all for show, but this causes the practitioner to loose the sharpness and speed that was once seen . I for one think it is a step backward.

[bertthepickle]

When did kata become so slow? And full of strange pauses? Still, he's very athletic :(

[htsaito]

Awesome dancer maybe. Like MJ ;-D

[NewEnglandBudo]

@Nerubio None taken, that is why I feel that tournament kata loses so much. Its like a pretty woman with lots of make up on. Wash away the make up and all you have is an ugly old hag. X-P

[Nerubio]

@NewEnglandBudo No offence, but these guys don't give a shit about bunkai ;)

[NewEnglandBudo]

Definitely not a traditional version it has been altered a lot for tournament competition. Too bad, the original flow & rhythm actually helps one locate the bunkai, etc.