Gojūshiho Dai

The Gojūshiho Dai ( Japanese五十 四 歩 大, large [kata of] 54 steps ) is, like its “little” relative, the Gojūshiho Shō , an advanced master kata of the martial art karate .

It is a little more demanding than the small version, because it contains, in addition to the already complicated techniques of the Shō, other techniques, such as Keito Uke and Washide Otoshi Uchi, which are performed with the open hand and therefore require a very high level of tension in their entirety To have an effect.

Before Funakoshi renamed it, it was called Hotaku ("knocking the woodpecker") because the movements are similar to the knocking movements of a woodpecker .

The Gojūshiho Dai loads and trains especially the left leg with the Nekoashi dachi (cat foot position), in contrast to the Gojūshiho Shō.

literature

• Werner Lind : The dictionary of martial arts. China, Japan, Okinawa, Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, Burma, Indonesia, India, Mongolia, Philippines, Taiwan, etc. Sportverlag, Berlin 1999, ISBN 3-328-00838-1 , ( Edition BSK ).