Talk:Bassai dai

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kata bassai-dai now has 38 moves see www.gkrkarate.org for details

--Deon555 01:25, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

Well, the list on that website is pretty much the same except it counts the opening bow as moves so if there are no furthur objections i'll remove the tag. СПУТНИК^{ССС Р} 18:43, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The ISKF/JKF breakdown of moves follows that of the diagram that is linked to this page.

I suggest the following breakdown of moves for consistency.
References:
Best Karate, Vol.9: Bassai Sho, Kanku, Sho, Chinte (Best Karate, 9) by Masatoshi Nakayama
KARATE-DO KATA, Volume 1 by Japanese Karate Association

1. Step forward into right kosa dachi while executing right uchi ude uke
2. Rotate 180° counterclockwise into left zenkutsu dachi while executing left uchi uke chudan
3. Execute standing right uchi uke gyaku hanmi
4. Rotate on the left foot 180° clockwise and execute left soto uke gyaku hanmi while landing into right zenkutsu dachi
5. Execute right uchi uke
6. Execute right sokumen uke gedan while rotate-shifting 90° clockwise into heisoku dachi followed by a right nagashi uke once stance settles at upright position. Immediately follow up with a right soto uke while stepping forward into a right zenkutsu dachi
7. Execute left uchi uke gyaku hanmi
8. Slowly rotate shift 90° counterclockwise into hachiji dachi with right koshi gamae
9. Slowly execute left tate shuto uke
10. Execute right choku zuki.
11. Immediately execute right uchi uke while statically rotate-shifting 90° couterclockwise into a short, left zenkutsu dachi
12. Execute left choku zuki while statically rotate-shifting 90° clockwise into hachiji dachi while executing left choku zuki.
13. Then immediately execute left uchi uke while statically rotate-shifting 90° clockwise into a short, right zenkutsu dachi
14. Execute right shuto uke while stepping north into right kokutsu dachi
15. Execute left shuto uke while stepping forward into left kokutsu dachi
16. Execute right shuto uke while stepping north into right kokutsu dachi
17. Execute left shuto uke while stepping backwards into left kokutsu dachi
18. Execute left tate shuto uke along with a right soete while shifting statically into left zenkutsu dachi
19. Execute right yoko geri kekomi gedan (kiai)
20. Followed by a left shuto uke while rotating into a left kokutsu dachi
21. Execute right shuto uke while stepping forward into right kokutsu dachi
22. Slowly step back into a heisoku dachi while slowly executing a morote age uke
23. Execute tettsui hasami uchi while stepping forward into right zenkutsu dachi.
24. Immediately execute a right oi zuki while shuffling forward
25. Simultaneously rotate 180° counterclockwise and execute left shuto gedan barai and right kaisho uke and land into left zenkutsu dachi while executing left nagashi uke and right shuto uchi gedan simultaneously. Rotate shift into left heisoku dachi while both keeping head facing north and executing a left manji gamae
26. Rotate-step 180° counterclockwise into right kiba dachi and simultaneously execute right fumikomi and right gedan barai
27. Look left and execute a slow left haishu uke
28. Execute right mikazuki geri while stepping forward into kiba dachi and execute right mae mawashi empi while landing
29. Execute right gedan barai with left soete.
30. Followed swiftly with a left gedan barai with right soete
31. And then a right gedan barai with left soete
32. Execute a left koshi gamae while rotate-shifting 90° clockwise into right zenkutsu dachi
33. Execute yama zuki
34. Step back into heisoku dachi with right koshi gamae.
35. And then simultaneously execute left fumikomi and yama zuki while stepping forward into left zenkutsu dachi
36. Step back into heisoku dachi with left koshi gamae.
37. And then simultaneously execute right fumikomi and yama zuki while stepping foward into right zenkustsu dachi
38. Execute a right sokumen uke gedan while rotating 270° counterclockwise into left zenkustsu dachi
39. Execute a left sokumen uke while rotating 180° clockwise into right zenkustsu dachi while keeping head facing north
40. Execute a right shuto uke while stepping forward in the northeast direction into a right kokutsu dachi
41. While rotating 90° clockwise, rotate head to face the opposite direction of the right kokutsu dachi
42. Step in the direction you are facing and execute a left shuto uke while stepping into left kokutsu dachi (kiai) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 66.162.52.3 (talk) 20:40, 22 March 2007 (UTC).