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Title: Bassai Sho - Shotokan Karate
Added: Nov 6, 2006
Author: shotokankataman
Duration: 3:22
Description:
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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Youtube Comments: 36
planbxsk8 Says:
May 29, 2009 - wow this bassai so is way different from of what my school teaches
rgvshotokan Says:
Jun 4, 2009 - ya we are a shotokan school but we learrned it shoto ryu i think this is so much different
alienbooga Says:
Jul 18, 2009 - get a life u stupid dickhead
alienbooga Says:
Jul 18, 2009 - its like that for all kata idiot ==' like you know karate if u do then u must still be a white belt
acerwk Says:
Jul 18, 2009 - get lost stupid
acerwk Says:
Jul 18, 2009 - go waste your time with this shit
7lalie Says:
Aug 28, 2009 - you did a realy good job on this kata i love it dont pay attention to the other people you did a realy great job!!!!
wander1112 Says:
Sep 3, 2009 - eu teria vergonha de apresentar um kata desse
tc2042 Says:
Sep 9, 2009 - am a green belt i know all the heians and basai dai and half of kanku dai
alienbooga Says:
Sep 10, 2009 - wasnt talking to u
Mm09xx Says:
Sep 18, 2009 - i do this kata in my karate but not as good as him lmao x
matavellirafa Says:
Sep 29, 2009 - teria vergonha de apresentar esse kata por que?
deek77 Says:
Oct 11, 2009 - Don't feel too bad about not being as good as him, very few people are. But you can be good in your own right. Focus on being the best you can be, and things will be fine. Osu!
Sheik06 Says:
Dec 2, 2009 - Is bassai sho the only kata with ashi barai (leg sweep)?
deek77 Says:
Dec 20, 2009 - I've noticed that this is one of, if not the first shotkan kata that uses neko ashi dachi. Interesting how in Okinawan styles this is a fundamental stance, yet in Shotokan it's treated as advanced.
jonkingjk Says:
Dec 29, 2009 - Knowing a pattern is one thing, understanding the mening is another matter. Concentrate on the \heian and Tekki katas for now
jonkingjk Says:
Dec 29, 2009 - There are leg sweeps in Tekki Shodan !!!!
Sheik06 Says:
Dec 29, 2009 - Those are not leg sweeps. They are some kind of blocks or evations for leg attacks.
Carl2 Says:
Jun 13, 2011 - ok i got a beef....the ending with the leg sweeps, why did they modifiy it this days instead of just keeping things one way....dont that take away from the "tradition" part of it all besides the euqitte
mkortz13 Says:
Aug 19, 2011 - We were shown the last move as being a trip/throw using your ankle as the pivot point.
mkortz13 Says:
Aug 19, 2011 - Really? Those movements blocked low level kicks in our bunkai. No worries, each dojo is a little different.
kurdioo Says:
Nov 2, 2011 - damn, and I keep thinking that Bassai Dai was hard, this makes Bassai Dai look like Taikyoku Shodan =_=
BoltonShotokanKarate Says:
Nov 28, 2011 - This one is easy just the end moves are hard.
Iaintom Says:
Mar 23, 2012 - Can you upload a bunkai video for this? I want to know what we are doing.
acerwk Says:
Mar 4, 2009 - No good!