May 12, 2014 i asked to do some bunkai at one and they surrounded me with 3 opponents heian godan and you get the idea. Jan 15, 2015 the following is an analysis of timing within the application of bassaidai. Aug 22, 2019 john burke bassai dai triple block bunkai strategies week 33 koryu karate oyo jutsu. The way the leg is raised, hands pulled back and thrown out, and landing in cross stance lead me to think it could be a throwing technique, but im not entirely sure how workable that is and if there is a strike before hand in terms of starting hand position. In that book all 5 of the heian pinan kata are examined in detail from the solo performance of each kata, to the two person bunkai sequences. Kanku dai combat bunkai first six combinationskuro obi fight mp3, video and lyrics drobyshevskykaratesystem. Your upper arm will be in upper defending position age to smash opponents face. Bassai dai is usually the first sentei kata to be learned and is the most popular choice as tokui kata by 1st kyu examinees for black belt. Kata is alway more interesting to practice when you actually know some realistic applications.
Applied karate bassai dai ebook free sequence rakesh. Hence, passai sho is a shorter variation on passai and also bears some resemblances to bassai dai, indicating this kata may have been born out of combining elements of passai and passai sho. Bunkai kanku dai this is a summary of some of the practical and effective applications within the kata kanku dai kushanku. Karate bassai dai cross the fortress or the art of outdoing itself duration. Jun 21, 2019 john burke bassai dai triple block bunkai strategies week 33 koryu karate oyo jutsu. The bunkai strategies newsletter is available for free on the first page of this website. Kata is alway more interesting to practice when you. Jun 09, 2019 john burke bassai dai triple block bunkai strategies week 33 koryu karate oyo jutsu shotokans bassai dai is so different to matsumura passai. Order your karate kata bunkai books and dvds here, now with download video capability. Double bunkai in many cases they give more than one application for a given combination of movements. Abernethys excellent bassai dai bunkai video, i began thinking about the opening moves and their significance. John burke bassai bunkai bqssai week 8 koryu karate oyo jutsu. Seen in many different lineages of karate, bassai is sometimes an enigma.
Okinawan karate is very simple when it comes to kicks. My bunkai oyo for passai was recorded, and ive decided to share the entire set of application practices with you. Although like most karate kata, its origins may be traceable back to china, the most related source to todays kata versions appears to be derived from matsumura sokon who lived in okinawa from either the late 1700s, or early 1800s, until the late. Aug 21, 2016 bassai dai defense et bunkai, demontre par didier lupo, accompagne par nazih asloun. If bunkai was so central to training in the time that master funakoshi was. Bunkai is the actual fighting application found within kata. Shotokan karate download download hangetsu bunkai pdf file read online read online hangetsu bunkai pdf file 07 cachedbunkai heian godan. Bassai dai is often translated as cross the fortress there are two bassai, the big, bassai dai and the little one, bassai sho created more recently by master itosu. Here is tbe passai bassai dai bunkai clip ive been promising. Nov 26, 2019 john burke bassai bunkai bqssai week 8 koryu karate oyo jutsu. Jun 16, 2016 to try to guess matsumuras bunkai from ohtsukas kata is virtually impossible.
The different kata applications shown in this book are possible defense solutions, which will. A basic explanation of what kata is can be often found as a prearranged set of defensive moves and attacks against an imaginary single or multiple opponents. The session was very well attended, and the energy, enthusiasm and application was first class, making for a really enjoyable session. Kata kion, heian shodan, heian nidan, heian sandan. Eyepoke here is used as shock technique and after that you proceed with udewa, grab head manipulate opponents neck and takedown. Thus, it is of paramount importance that one familiarizes, and ultimately internalizes the following core premise since it provide the contextual.
Kata bassai dai the bassai or patsai katas are believed to have been originated strictly for king oyado mari of the ryu kyu islands okinawa for his personal body guards. Posted on september 17, 2011 september 18, 2011 by admin. There are several variations of these kata, including passai sho or minor passai and passai dai or major passai. As many of you will know, ive been selling my own dvds for some.
Hi all i recently taught a seminar on the kata passai bassai dai at the invitation of brian bentham 6th dan who is the owner of the ryu do academy in wigan. Bunkai is our last remaining connection to karates original purpose and values. Bassai dai, seienchin, heian shodan to heian godan, juroku, jitte. Pdf download karate kata applications free unquote books. Bassai dai is an important kata to shotokan karate enthusiasts. John burke bassai dai triple block bunkai strategies week 33 koryu ksta oyo jutsu. Breaking of the balance of the opponent and defending against grabbing attacks are the main aspects focused on in the bunkai. Bassai dai history, kata and bunkai zanshin kai scotland. The kata focus on the idea of changing disadvantage into advantage by strong and courageous response, switching blocks and differing degrees of power. Download, listen and view free drobyshevskykaratesystem. This very old kata can teach us agility, hip movements, strength and the change from fast to slow techniques. Although like most karate kata, its origins may be traceable back to china, the most related source to todays kata versions appears to be derived from matsumura sokon who lived in okinawa from either the late 1700s, or early 1800s, until the late 1800s actual source dates. Kata kion, heian shodan, heian nidan, heian sandan, heian yondan, heian godan, tekki shodan, bassai dai, kanku dai, empi, jion, hangetsu, bassai sho.
The katas were being taught by kosaku matsumora, choki motubo, chotoku kyan and chosin chibana. You only have to click the link over there and give your name and email address and. The feeling of kata should be precise, with fast execution of technique and attention given to appropriate balance between speed and power. Itosu is thought to have created this from a version of bassai practiced in shuri. Bassai dai article the bassai family of kata are known as passai patsai in okinawan and bassai in japanese. After researching the history of this form, herein i present some of the most common beliefs as to where this form originated, how it spread and what it means. Tokui candidates will be asked for the bunkai of the performing their tokui katas. Bunkai heian shodan this demonstration of bunkai by alexandr matiushevskij, show the deepnes of this fundamental heianshodan kata. This book like the first of the series shall be a support for those who want to look up the details or even the entire sequence of a kata. Bassai can be more accurately translated to extract from a fortress which is a fact that has been accepted by most translators.
Furthermore, the oral instructions are necessary to understanding the kata bunkai. It is what connects the mental visualization and interpretation with the physical act of self defense. Bassai hyung history most hyung have well defined origins. I hope however that some of you may find my approach to passai bassai dai interesting. This is a very short clip taken from a full weekend of training. The seminar covered bunkai for the whole of bassai dai and bassai sho.
In shotokan basai dai sagurite is replaced with generic shuto uke and bunkai is lost. I have to apologise that the battery run out just before the end, but i hope you enjoy it. Your upper arm will be in upper defending position age to smash opponents face with your. In a world where karate is aiming for olympic dreams, this fact is more important than ever. I have to apologise that the battery run out just before the end, but i. Video footage from passai bassai dai seminar iain abernethy. Heian shodans bunkai defend yourself with a basic kata. The following is an analysis of timing within the application of bassai dai. Bunkai the analysis and understanding of a technique or kata is an integral part of karate. Bassai dai is older and we do not know the origins well. Bassai dai penetrating or capturing the fortress big.
See how the kata, often demonstrated as defences against a bo staff, is actually for close in grappling, joint locks, and escapes from realistic types of attack rather than dzi usual oizuki. That doesnt seem like an effective fighting method, penetrating a fortress with ten blocks and no counter. Bassai dai as well as jitte also teach a certain power that can be described as breaking power. So, practicing kata without bunkai goes against the whole purpose of katas existence. Nov 21, 2017 this is a summary of some of the practical and effective applications within the kata bassai dai. The technique of today is the monks salutation found in kata like jion, bassai dai, jitte, chinte only in shotokan, jiin and perhaps some other obscure kata. I will remind you of the principles in this short introductory video and then we will see in practice how with the bunkai, heian shodan, who is considered a beginners kata, becomes a real self. Jun 24, 2011 5 bassai dai kata kumite bunkai didier lupo dojomizunagaredd. The different kata applications shown in this book are possible defense solutions, which will supplement or partially reinforce the existing knowledge of the reader. John burke bassai dai triple block bunkai strategies week 33 koryu karate oyo jutsu. The most popular image associated with kata is that of a karate practitioner performing a series of punches and kicks in the air.
Funakoshi used term udewa for this throw and i like that name. Bunkai, like all selfdefense, is simple and brutal. Archived from the original pdf on 29 november 2014. In okinawa, he was taught in tomari and shuri but apparently was not part of the nahate teaching. Choki motobu, another karate master and one of master funakoshis contemporaries, devised. It is generally taught to brown belts and black belts, and some groups use it as their examination kata for taking shodan. This clip shows a simple drill for the sequence of blocks found at the start of the. Applied karate bassai dai ebook free sequence rakeshpatel. Jun 20, 2019 bassai dai kata pdf posted on june 20, 2019 by admin passai, katakana. The first part of the bunkai blueprint relies on understanding a basic premise, or underlying stipulation, of traditional karate which will dictate the rest of our kata discovery process. The shotokan version of passai basai dai, begins with a series of 10 or so blocks, depending on how you count them, before there is any strike. This is a summary of some of the practical and effective applications within the kata bassai dai. Apr 21, 2015 this video looks at the bunkai for the beginning of bassai sho shotokan version. Bassai dai defense et bunkai par didier lupo youtube.
Kanku dai ku shan ku bassai dai passai the video clips are not only an excellent way to learn the kata but include karate analysis and a street defence application. Sensei dan has responded to my arm grab by applying a very expertly painful lock on my wrist. These are heian shodan, heian nidan, heian sandan, heian yodan, heian godan, tekki shodan, tekki nidan, tekki sandan, kanku dai, kanku sho, bassai dai, bassai. It was further modified by itosu, and is thought to have created a sho passai sho form of it. Bunkai from patsai bassai dai presented by one minute bunkai from. John burke bassai dai triple block bunkai strategies week 33 koryu karate oyo jutsu shotokans bassai dai is so different to matsumura passai. Dec 01, 2007 kanku dai ku shan ku bassai dai passai the video clips are not only an excellent way to learn the kata but include karate analysis and a street defence application. Bassai dai is usually the first sentei kata to be learned and is the most popular choice as. Here is tbe passai bassaidai bunkai clip ive been promising.
Shotokan karate kata bassai dai bassai dai, literally translates 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. Mar 19, 20 bassai dai article the bassai family of kata are known as passai patsai in okinawan and bassai in japanese. Lastly, it is clear that a karateka should have an understanding of the grappling techniques contained in kata. It was filmed during a two day seminar in dresden, germany in april 2015. Post comment the email will not be published on the website. Bassai dai secrets5double yama zukirear bear hug defense. Apr 26, 2019 passai in okinawan styles and bassai in japanese styles. It features the straight punch followed by inside block that appears twice at the start of the kata. Pdf karatedo shito ryu une bibliographie, paris, kayogi. Bunkai is applying techniques in an effective manner as they are interpreted from kata. Although explanations were recorded video footage alone doesnt really get the essence across, or do the applications complete justice. Kata kion, heian shodan, heian nidan, heian sandan, heian.
Shutouke with substep tsugiashi and tai sabaki shutouke in the finals of the kata bassai dai provide dodging from kicks and works great for takedown enemy. Bassai, one of the most if not the most common form across the martial arts, has a history clouded in mystery and speculation. From a timing perspective he always does this immediately, hes not going to wait for the situation to become more complicated. To try to guess matsumuras bunkai from ohtsukas kata is virtually impossible. Also, when i ask about possible applications, the assisted punch just before the jump is always just that. Bassai dai passai ebook sequence 1 taken from the full ebook, this free download shows sequence 1 of 16. Its been a while since ive been able to do any videos on kata bunkai, which was a very prominent element of this website when i first started it. Or in bassai, after the double punch at the end, you magically sense a kick from behind you and turn just in time to. The principles for understanding kata were largely unknown. If it is below the waist, parry with your legs, if it is above waist line, catch a leg and sweep your opponent down. Havent done a bunkai video for a while, so here we are taking a look at the opening salutation from kata jion same as jiin and jitte,and also quite similar to the salutation or bassai dai.
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