Bassai Dai

Bassai Dai

BASSAI-DAI – (Penetrate The Fortress)

Little bit of let's say history about this great Shotokan Karate Kata.

Many variations of this dynamic and powerful KATA exist in different RYU: ITOSU, TOMARI-TE, ISHIMINE and others. 

There are two forms: 

DAI 

and 

SHO. 

The latter believed to be created by ITOSU is very distinct and the origin not clearly defined. Some claim it was introduced by master OYADOMARI but a more thorough study should determine whether it was more influenced by TOMARI-TE than SHURI-TE from ITOSU, creator of SHO.

But we can definitely ascertain it is not from NAHA-TE. Powerful and dynamic UKE-GAESHI, JODAN, CHUDAN and GEDAN counter-attacks, YAMAZUKI are the distinct features of this KATA

A representative KATA in SHOTOKAN with KANKU, it is taught after mastering the basics.

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