Bassai Dai

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Bassai Dai (Passai, Patsai) is one of the oldest kata in karate .

Bassai translates as "destroy the wall" or "storm the fortress". The kata should be performed accordingly powerfully . It is said to have been created by Matsumura Sōkon and can be traced back to the Okinawan Tōde -Katas. It is believed that it was taught in its original form by Chinese masters in the late 13th century and that it came to Okinawa as a result of trade relations . Today it is no longer possible to determine how far today's Bassai Dai still corresponds to its ancient origins.

Bassai Dai belongs to the group of Shorin-Kata, whose training focus, in addition to the techniques to be performed, is to train the speed of karateka . The main feature of the Kata is that the individual techniques are practiced very quickly and powerfully. It contains many defensive block and lever techniques and comparatively few leg techniques. With around 40 individual techniques, Bassai Dai is one of the longer katas. That is why it is one of the katas that are performed very often in both the dojo and kata competitions.

In Shotokan style two versions of Bassai be practiced: the passai and Bassai Sho. " Dai " means "large", and thus characterizes the large or longer version of the Bassai, while " sho " means "small" and wants to designate a smaller or shorter version of the Bassai. What is remarkable about the Bassai Sho is that it includes disarming techniques against a vertical stick attack , because disarming techniques do not appear in every kata.

The following variants are known, which are taught in different styles of karate and are usually named after their masters.

Oyadomari no Passai
This is the oldest and most Chinese-influenced version, the origin of which could date back to the 14th century. Master Peichin Oyadomari, after whom the kata is named, was a student of Master Shionja (southern Chinese style). Shionja was the pillar in the development of two Tomari-te lines that united under Master Chōtoku Kyan (see Kūsankū ).
Ishimine no Passai
This kata is a very close relative of the Oyadomori no Passai and is taught today in Matsubayashi- ryu .
Matsumura no Passai
Parallel to the Oyadomari no Passai (Tomari-te), an almost completely different Kata was taught under the same name in the Matsumura school (Shuri-te). A relationship seems impossible and led to a dispute between some high masters, who cannot uniformly name their origin. The favorite kata of the master Matsumura is always considered to be Okinawa's most highly developed Passai variant.
Itosu no Passai
Master Itosu changed the length of the kata, similar to the kanku-dai (kūsankū), by making two katas out of one. It was Bassai Dai and Bassai Sho. Both katas were the origin of today's Bassai Dai and Bassai Sho . Master Mabuni Kenwa and Master Funakoshi Gichin ensured their further dissemination.

Another variant is the Tomari no Passai .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Roland Habersetzer, Koshiki Kata - The classic kata of Karatedō , 2nd edition. Palisander Verlag, 2009, ISBN 978-3-938305-01-0 , p. 98

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