Basai
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Basai is the Japanese name of a group of martial arts patterns that are taught in many different styles of oriental martial arts, including karate-do and taekwondo.
History
This form has been used and practiced in many cultures, including China, Okinawa, Japan and Korea. It also has many different meanings, such as, Destroy a fortress and select the best choice.
Its name means literally, "to penetrate a fortress". It is known for having powerful moves, and the first move is always very powerful, as if breaking down a door.
Little is known about the Chinese form of Bassai.
The Okinawa version of Bassai (also called Passi or Passai) includes powerful blocking and angular defense against attacks from multiple directions. This form is at least 400 years old (base on a carbon tested, silk drawing of the form), and is a Family form. Bassai is the name of a Family in Okinawa. The creator of the form was left handed. If the practitioner keeps that in mind, some more of the hidden techniques of the form will become visible.
In Japan, Bassai is divided into sub-forms, including Bassai-Sho and Dai. The idea of changing disadvantage—an attack—to advantage by strong and courageous response. Feeling of Kata should be precise, fast execution of technique, with attention given to appropriate balance between speed and power. Form has 42 techniques utilizing changing disadvantage into advantage, by switching blocks and differing degrees of power. Brought From China teaches grappling and how to shift quickly between positions. Angular attack against multiple opponents.To Break through an enemy's defense by shifting and finding weak points.
Bassai-Dai
This form has 38 techniques, and should take just over a minute to perform.
Bassai-Sho
This means to penetrate (Storm) a fortress (minor version).Incorporated into this form are Bo defense techniques.
The Korean name is one of many, Bassahee, Bal Se, Pal Che, Palsek, Bal Sae, Ba Sa Hee, or Bal Sak (which all mean the same thing).The Korean animal spirit associated with the form is the Cobra. The desired intention of the form is to have lightning quick strikes. Movements are fast, active, and contain a succession of different postures. It was brought From China teaches grappling and how to shift quickly between positions. Angular attack against multiple opponents. According to Grandmaster Uk Lee this form was devised approximately 450 years ago. It is based on the art of boxing and has been changed many times during its evolution. It was practiced by the Buddhist monks at the So Lim Sa temple situated in the Ha Nam region of China, and consists of carefully selected moves from the Sol Lim Sa techniques, which are executed, with the effective use of force and speed. Believed to originally be created in Korea.
Standard Information
| Name | Basai |
| AKA | Bassai, Pal sek, Bal Sak |
| Martial Arts | Shorin-ryu karate-do, Shotokan karate, Tang Soo Do (tangsudo), Chung Do Kwan tae kwon do |
| Level | Shodan |
| Number of steps | 42 (Basai-Dai), 29 (Bassai-Sho) |
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