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Shotokan kata Bassai Dai Tutorial

At Zanshin, we use Bassai dai as one of the 5 testing kata from brown belt (3rd Kyu) to 1st Degree black belt (shodan). Bassai Dai translates as “To storm a fortress” and is practiced in many styles of karate. There are many variations of the original Passai, which was the original name for Bassai. […]

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Karate Kata Tips

Kata (form) Tips 1.Technique. This is the first area to work on in kata, concentrate first on getting the order of the kata correct, then slowly but surely work on the small detail of all the karate moves. 2. Kime (focus). Kime is where your body is relaxed, then tensed, then once again relaxed. On […]

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