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By Clement Sequeira Published on: Mon Apr 11, 2022
The Bassai Sho is a shorter version of the Bassai Dai and features the double inverted upper-level punch, middle-level grasping block, and lower-level grasping block. It teaches agility, balance, hip movements, strength and switching from fast to slow techniques.
National-level medallist and authorised instructor, your sensei has over 25 years of experience in this martial art form. Clement is a 4th Dan Black belt and also holds distinguished positions as a national level judge with Karate Association of India, and a continental referee with the World Union of Karate-Do Federations.
Welcome to a new blog in this series of learning Karate. In the previous blog, we looked at Kata Nunchaku. Now we shall explore Kata Bassai Sho. It is a shorter version of Bassai Dai, which you would have read about earlier.
The differentiation with both these Katas is that they focus on turning disadvantage into advantage through a strong response, using blocks and application of power. These are quite old but effective learning in agility, hip movements/rotations, strength and switching from fast to slow techniques. The Bassai (literally menaing ‘to penetrate a fortress’) Kata teach ‘breaking power’ and the Bassai Sho means small/minor breaking.
This Kata teaches you how to balance and control the center of your body (core stability), leveraging block techniques. It includes, among other moves:
Practice the movements until you perfect them. In the next blog, we would explore the Kata Kanku Sho. Keep reading, training and improving your Karate skills.
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