Bunkai of goju ryu sensei morio higaonna is showing bunkai of the katas. Brilliant bunkai for shotokan on you tube iain abernethy. Bunkai, the art of analyzing a kata bunkai in japanese means analyze, demonstrate or decompose. Passai in okinawan styles and bassai in japanese styles. A simple framework for applying the kata of karate in practical self. Therefore i can see what kind of eyeopener sensei lupos stuff may be for you. The kata contained in this book have their roots in the shotokan karate style. The way the leg is raised, hands pulled back and thrown out, and landing in cross stance lead me to think it could be a throwing technique, but im not entirely sure how workable that is and if there is a strike before hand in terms of starting hand position. Bunkai bassai dai par jean pierre lavorato youtube.
Keith and i are very pleased to release our new kata bunkai dvd, inside bassai dai. Although like most karate kata, its origins may be traceable back to china, the most r. Essential guidelines fo pragmatic kata bunkai, besides all the material from iain. This is complete and will show you how to as well study the art of okinawan goju as he first performs the kata and then he will teach you the understanding of the moves bunkai oyo. Matsumura was already a formidable fighter in his prime aged about 30. The founder of shotokan karate, master gichin funakoshi pictured, developed six taikyoku kata.
Search so when we talk about bunkai for a kata, it is in fact to do a research, to analyze this kata to give meaning to the movements that compose it. Bunkai is the application and inspection of meaning in kata, and to me it is as integral as the movements themselves. Bura the man who has the soul of samurai shotokan karatedo kata bunkai enter by jorgen bura sensei quote. If you dont know why you are doing things in the kata, you cant visualize the opponent, which means you cant be fully effective in practicing the. Bunkai of gankaku a bunkai demostration step by step of gankaku. I found the book to have many useful ways in which to look at kata and bunkai. When thinking about bunkai, there are many different ways you can dig deeper into the heart of your kata. Bunkai, literally meaning analysis or disassembly, is a term used in japanese martial. Jun 16, 2016 to try to guess matsumuras bunkai from ohtsukas kata is virtually impossible. According to my calculations bushi matsumura of shuri and bushi kojo of kume went to fujian in 1828.
Bassai dai history, kata and bunkai shotokan karate. Bunkai of shotokankata for black belt and above vol. Shotokan karate kata kihon or taikyoku shodan kihon kata or taikyoku shodanthe original name, is the first kata practiced by many shotokan groups. He is also adamant that the kata do not be changed to perform bunkai. The way of katademonstrates the practical uses of kata, relates the traditional and modern aspects of fighting, and brings meaningful information to todays martial arts practitioners. Wildish operates the blog bunkai jutsu and decided to create a dvd entailing. Online resources for the traditional japanese karate network covering shitoryu, goju, shotokan and okinawan martial arts includng kumite, kata and bunkai video, articles, books and downloads, karate bassai dai history, kata and bunkai downloadkarate the traditional japanese karate network. Best sellers mobiles amazon pay pantry new releases computers customer service books gift ideas. Bunkai referring to process of analysing kata and extracting fighting techniques from the movements of a kata. Bunkai, literally meaning analysis or disassembly, is a term used in japanese martial arts referring to process of analysing kata and extracting fighting techniques from the movements of a form kata. This book is aimed at both the experienced karate student and those just starting up to finding their way through the theoretical and historical background of karate and in the practice of the socalled secret techniques. Bassai dai article the bassai family of kata are known as passai patsai in okinawan and bassai in japanese. This book is aimed at both the experienced karate student and those just starting up to finding their way through the theoretical and historical background of karate and in. This video is just to give you some ideas on what you can do with pinan sono ichi.
There is a series of video clips that made up the bunkai strategies newsletter in 2012. Pinan sono ichi kata and bunkai shihan howard collins. This is particularly evident in the katas first movement. Layers of bunkai with pinan shodan example ikigai way. Apr 03, 2016 bunkai is the study of the meaning of kata. For example, in gojuryu karate, twoman kata training is used to reinforce bunkai and correct technique.
In that book all 5 of the heian pinan kata are examined in detail from the solo performance of each kata, to the two person bunkai sequences. The kata and bunkai of gojuryu karate north atlantic books. The shotokan kata book series is now complete in english. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. What i can highly recommend is chris denwoods doubledvd acorns to oak trees. Beginners guide to shotokan karate and advanced shotokan karate kata, kanazawasenseis complete kata is, in my opinion, a musthave for all students of traditional shotokan karate. See more ideas about shotokan karate, karate and martial arts. Masterclass kata bunkai series white crane tsukinaka kata. Recently i got a chance to watch a new work by charlie wildish and keith mckay cormack entitled inside bassai dai. Bunkai kusanku one minute bunkai presents 4 examples of bunkai out of the kata kusanku kanku dai. The book aims to assist in understanding them better, to get to know the situations when they can be applied, and how to improve them in the daily training routine as well as in grading tests and competitions.
He is a sixthdegree black belt in okinawa gojuryu and holds a teaching certificate in matayoshi kobudo from the zen okinawa kobudo renmei. Bunkai the analysis and understanding of a technique or kata is an integral part of karate. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The feeling of kata should be precise, with fast execution of technique and attention given to appropriate balance between speed and power. May 19, 2010 randall fields and members of the hopwood shotokan karate club of uniontown, pa, demonstrate various techniques or bunkai from the kata bassai dai, at the united self defense federation clinic in. Bassai dai history, kata and bunkai downloadkarate the. Tekki nidan, tekki sandan, bassai sho, kanku sho, jitte, gankaku, chinte, jiin, niju shi ho, sochin, wankan, meikyo, goju shi ho dai, goju shi ho sho, unsu. Mar 19, 20 bassai dai article the bassai family of kata are known as passai patsai in okinawan and bassai in japanese. Abernethys excellent bassai dai bunkai video, i began thinking about the opening moves and their significance. Mar 05, 2014 this video is just to give you some ideas on what you can do with pinan sono ichi.
Giles hopkins has trained in martial arts since 1973, studying a wide range of styles, from tae kwon do and shotokan karate to white crane kung fu and tai chi. The second, expanded edition of this landmark book is now available. Anan dai is a made up kata for tournaments so you cant find that much bunkai for it. I am also a shotokan dude and all i ever saw on bunkai was what i call jka bunkai for suckers. There are traditional bunkai in shotokan karate as outlined by the japan karate association and by other instructors such as hirozoku kanazawa. Saiha or saifa the second part of the name is usually pronounced ha, but due to the okinawan.
When karate was introduced from okinawa to mainland japan, its curriculum was modified to be. The principles for understanding kata were largely unknown. Kobayashi sensei by appointment of dashoji imperial temple of japan. The different kata applications shown in this book are possible. Acrobatic justforshow modern forms performed by striped multibadged martial clowns have no pla. This book like the first of the series shall be a support for those who want to look up the details or even the entire sequence of a kata. Like the first edition, it is produced to the highest standard, printed on the finest paper, and bound in the traditional manner as befits a book that is, and will continue to be, the ultimate reference to the art of shotokan karate.
He has painstakingly dissected the kata and trained his body to the point where he has mastered the inner workings of goju ryu kata. For those not familiar with bassai dai, it is a very central kata in many karate systems and is often used for black belt gradings to 1st dan. Bassai dai bassai pronounced patsai in okinawan is most often translated as to penetrate a fortress, meaning that one must exhibit the power and spirit required to break through an enemys castle. Abernethys excellent bassaidai bunkai video, i began thinking about the opening moves and their significance. Bunkai of the shotokan kata up to black belt ebook. List of shotokan bunkai the practical application of kata. Bunkai kanku dai this is a summary of some of the practical and effective applications within the kata kanku dai kushanku. However, some of these traditional bunkai are not necessarily practical for street applications. Tairas bunkai is unusual in his insistence on working the kata in sequence, rather than picking techniques from the kata in isolation.
Masterclass kata bunkai series white crane tsukinaka. Hence, passai sho is a shorter variation on passai and also bears some resemblances to bassai dai, indicating this kata may have been born out of combining elements of passai and passai sho. That doesnt seem like an effective fighting method, penetrating a fortress with ten blocks and no counter. More information about fiore, the apps and his books can be found on. The kata focus on the idea of changing disadvantage into advantage by strong and courageous response, switching blocks and differing degrees of power. As long time readers here know, i have a great passion and interest in bunkai. The syllables bai shi da seen in baida, hakushi, hakuda are the same as bassai dai white lion hand rather than blockade the fortress major. The shotokan version of passai basai dai, begins with a series of 10 or so blocks, depending on how you count them, before there is any strike. Probably one of the easiest kata to learn but nevertheless interesting. The terms toridai and himitsu are used to refer to techniques not readily seen to the casual observer and hidden. If you dont know why you are doing things in the kata, you cant visualize the opponent, which means you cant be fully effective in practicing the kata to a realistic level necessary for practical self defense. Layers of bunkai with pinan shodan example i talked about the following concept once before in a previous article but i wanted to reapproach it from a video angle.
Mina yamazaki of japan karatedo ryobukai performs the kata gojushiho sho in kalmar, sweden. Shotokan presented by didier lupo, 7th dan et nazih asloun 5th dan from france. Bassai dai, bassai sho, matsumura bassai, tomari bassai etc. To try to guess matsumuras bunkai from ohtsukas kata is virtually impossible. Bunkai meaning analysis or break apart is a term used in japanese martial arts referring to the application of fighting techniques extracted. Randall fields and members of the hopwood shotokan karate club of uniontown, pa, demonstrate various techniques or bunkai from the kata bassai dai, at the united self defense federation clinic in.
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