Bassai Dai
Directions
The karateka starts the kata at the centre of the diagram facing 1. Back is 2.
To his/her left is 3. To the right is 4.
Rei
Yoi
Kata yoi: Right leg moves to left into heisoku dachi, left hand opens and wraps around right fist (tsutsumi ken).
1. 1 Migi mikazuki geri, Migi morote uchi ude uke (block is augmented with open left hand) / kosa dachi
2. 2 Hidari uchi ude uke / zenkutsu dachi
3. 2 Gyaku uchi ude uke / zenkutsu dachi (on the spot, no step)
4. 1 Gyaku soto ude uke / (Migi) zenkutsu dachi
5. 1 Migi uchi ude uke / zenkutsu dachi (on the spot)
    4 Migi sukui uke (scooping block) / heisoku dachi
6. 4 Migi soto ude uke / zenkutsu dachi
7. 4 Gyaku uchi ude uke / zenkutsu dachi (on the spot)
8. 1 Migi koshi gamae / heiko dachi
9. 1 Hidari tate shuto uke / heiko dachi
10.  1 Migi chudan zuki / heiko dachi
11.  1 Migi uchi ude uke / (short) Hidari zenkutsu dachi
12.  1 Hidari chudan zuki / heiko dachi
13.  1 Hidari uchi ude uke / (short) Migi zenkutsu dachi
14.  1 Migi shuto uke / kokutsu dachi
15.  1 Hidari shuto uke / kokutsu dachi
16.  1 Migi shuto uke / kokutsu dachi
17.  1 (stepping back) Hidari shuto uke / kokutsu dachi
18.  1 Gyaku hanmi Kaeshi dori / zenkutsu dachi
19.  1 Migi hiza (knee height) kekomi geri
KIAI!
20.  2 Hidari shuto uke / kokutsu dachi
21.  2 Migi shuto uke / kokutsu dachi
22.  2 front leg steps back into morote age uke / heisoku dachi
23.  2 Rokkotsu (ribs) tettsui hasami uchi / Migi zenkutsu dachi
24.  2 Migi chudan oi zuki / zenkutsu dachi
25.  1 Migi jodan shuto uke & Hidari gedan shuto uke / zenkutsu dachi (stance pointing to 6, looking towards 1)
26.  1 Hidari nagashi uke & Migi gedan shuto uchi / zenkutsu dachi
27.  1 front leg slowly pulls back into manji gamae / heisoku dachi
28.  1 Migi mikazuki geri, Migi gedan barai / kiba dachi
29.  2 Hidari haishu uke / kiba dachi
30.  4 Migi mikazuki geri, Migi empi uchi / kiba dachi
31.  4 Migi gedan barai & Hidari soete / kiba dachi
32.  4 Hidari gedan barai & Migi soete / kiba dachi
33. 4 Migi gedan barai & Hidari soete / kiba dachi
     (2 Grab / kiba dachi)
34. 2 Yama zuki / Migi zenkutsu dachi
35. 2 front foot pulls back into Migi koshi gamae / heisoku dachi
36. 2 Hidari mikazuki geri, Yama zuki / Hidari zenkutsu dachi
37. 2 front foot pulls back into Hidari koshi gamae / heisoku dachi
38. 2 Migi mikazuki geri, Yama zuki / Migi zenkutsu dachi
39. 1 (stance towards 3) Migi gedan sukui uke / zenkutsu dachi
40. 1 (stance towards 4) Hidari gedan sukui uke / zenkutsu dachi
41. 5 Migi shuto uke / kokutsu dachi
42. 6 Migi shuto uke / kokutsu dachi (looking towards 5)
43. 5 Hidari shuto uke / kokutsu dachi
KIAI!
Yame (kata yoi position)
Yame (yoi position)
Rei
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