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[Taikyoku series] Bassai series of Katas Bassai Dai & Bassai Sho The Meaning of Bassai is to Break into the Castle Dai - Great Sho - Small
The Kata teaches about Basic body shifting in different directions. It is said to have originated in the Shuri Te School of Master Itosu. The Kata is taught in 2 versions, the Dai (meaning great or Big and the Sho meaning Small or little. Both katas have the performance lines shaped as a "T" The DAI kata was introduced by Master Oyadomori. The Dai kata has 42 movements. The Sho kata was introduced by the great master Itosu and has 27 moves
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These three katas Taikyoku Shodan, Nidan & Sandan were developed by Yoshitaka Funakoshi Sensei, the son of Funakoshi Ginchin Dai sensei These katas are primarily to teach the absolute fundamentals of Shotokan Karate-do.