Bassai sho

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Bassai Sho (披塞小) (Japanese: "To Extract From A Castle, Minor" or "To Remove an Obstruction, Minor") is a kata practiced in Shotokan karate and is one of the many variations of the Passai kata. Bassai sho is the minor form of the Bassai kata, where Bassai dai is the major form.

This kata's is often mistranslated to mean "to penetrate a fortress," however, 披 (batsu) means to extract or remove, not to penetrate.

This kata is thought to have been created by Itosu during the late 19th Century and contains several of his signature techniques.

[edit] References

• Redmond, R. Kata: The Folk Dances of Shotokan, 2006 (http://www.24fightingchickens.com/kata/)

[edit] See also

• Bunkai
• Kata
• Shotokan

[edit] External links

• [1] Kata execution diagram.