Bassai dai
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Bassaidai (披塞大 or 抜砦大), literally "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. Bassaidai 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[1]. Bassai dai is usually classed as an intermediate kata and is generally first taught to karateka at 4th kyu (purple belt with white stripe) and in some federations is allowed be performed as a grading kata as far as 1st dan (black belt). In KUGB Shotokan and JKA Shotokan Bassaidai is learnt at 3rd kyu and tested at each subsequent grading until 1st kyu. It may then again be used for taking 1st dan (a large number of students do this) or another kata may be chosen.
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[edit] Execution
Refer to List of shotokan techniques for translations of Japanese terms. "North" refers to the direction that one faces at the beginning of the kata, when one is in the yoi (ready) position.
Kata Yoi: Bring feet together by shifting right foot to left foot with feet pointing forwards and with right fist clenched and in front with left land gripping - like a Chinese kung fu bow.
- Step forward into right kosa dachi whilst executing right uchi ude uke
- Rotate 180° counterclockwise into left zenkutsu dachi whilst executing left uchi uke chudan
- Execute standing right uchi uke gyaku hanmi
- Rotate on the left foot 180° clockwise and execute left soto uke gyaku hanmi whilst landing into right zenkutsu dachi
- Execute right uchi uke
- Execute right sokumen uke gedan whilst rotate-shifting 90° clockwise into heisoku dachi followed by a right nagashi uke once stance settles at upright position. Immediately follow up with a right soto uke whilst stepping forward into a right zenkutsu dachi
- Execute left uchi uke gyaku hanmi
- Slowly rotate shift 90° counterclockwise into hachiji dachi with right koshi gamae
- Slowly execute left tate shuto uke
- Execute right choku zuki and then immediately execute right uchi uke whilst statically rotate-shifting 90° couterclockwise into a short, left zenkutsu dachi
- Execute left choku zuki whilst statically rotate-shifting 90° clockwise into hachiji dachi whilst executing left choku zuki and then immediately execute left uchi uke whilst statically rotate-shifting 90° clockwise into a short, right zenkutsu dachi
- Execute right shuto uke whilst stepping north into right kokutsu dachi
- Execute left shuto uke whilst stepping forward into left kokutsu dachi
- Execute right shuto uke whilst stepping north into right kokutsu dachi
- Execute left shuto uke whilst stepping backwards into left kokutsu dachi
- Execute left tate shuto uke along with a right soete whilst shifting statically into left zenkutsu dachi
- Execute right yoko geri kekomi gedan (kiai) followed by a left shuto uke whilst rotating into a left kokutsu dachi
- Execute right shuto uke whilst stepping forward into right kokutsu dachi
- Slowly step back into a heisoku dachi whilst slowly executing a morote age uke
- Execute tettsui hasami uchi whilst stepping forward into right zenkutsu dachi and then immediately execute a right oi zuki whilst shuffling forward
- Simultaneously rotate 180° counterclockwise and execute left shuto gedan barai and right kaisho uke and land into left zenkutsu dachi whilst executing left nagashi uke and right shuto uchi gedan simultaneously
- Rotate shift into left heisoku dachi while both keeping head facing north and executing a left manji gamae
- Rotate-step 180° counterclockwise into right kiba dachi and simultaneously execute right fumikomi and right gedan barai
- Look left and execute a slow left haishu uke
- Execute right mikazuki geri whilst stepping forward into kiba dachi and execute right mae mawashi empi whilst landing
- Execute right gedan barai with left soete, followed swiftly with a left gedan barai with right soete and then a right gedan barai with left soete
- Execute a left koshi gamae whilst rotate-shifting 90° clockwise into right zenkutsu dachi and then execute yama zuki
- Step back into heisoku dachi with right koshi gamae and then simultaneously execute left fumikomi and yama zuki whilst stepping forward into left zenkutsu dachi
- Step back into heisoku dachi with left koshi gamae and then simultaneously execute right fumikomi and yama zuki whilst stepping foward into right zenkustsu dachi
- Execute a right sokumen uke gedan whilst rotating 270° counterclockwise into left zenkustsu dachi
- Execute a left sokumen uke whilst rotating 180° clockwise into right zenkustsu dachi while keeping head facing north
- Execute a right shuto uke whilst stepping forward in the northeast direction into a right kokutsu dachi
- Whilst rotating 90° clockwise, rotate head to face the opposite direction of the right kokutsu dachi
- Step in the direction you are facing and execute a left shuto uke whilst stepping into left kokutsu dachi (kiai)
[edit] References
- ^ John van Weenen, Advanced Shotokan Karate Kata, ISBN 0-9517660-1-5
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- [1] Kata execution diagram.