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. […]