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Bassai Dai (sequence)

Solo form primitive sequence for Bassai Dai.

solo 47 steps Signature [T2/T1][S2/S1][M3/M1]
Demonstration Bassai Dai (sequence) — BASSAI DAI 🥋⛩️ | SHOTOKAN KARATE KATA
This form’s signature
Temporal — who acts firstn=45 steps
T2 69%T1 31%
Spatial — range of resolutionn=45 steps
S2 80%S1 18%S3 2%
Modal — mechanismn=45 steps
M3 69%M1 20%M2 11%

[T2/T1][S2/S1][M3/M1]

Full action list

Every action, in order

Each step names a technique. Coordinates appear when that technique has T·S·M facet slots.

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1 Count 1 · R · morote-uke kosa-dachi · soete; leap forward (kick-in) T2S2M3 2 Count 2 · L · uchi-ude-uke zenkutsu-dachi · hanmi T2S2M3 3 Count 3 · R · uchi-ude-uke zenkutsu-dachi · shomen; on the spot T2S2M3 4 Count 4 · L · soto-ude-uke zenkutsu-dachi · pivot 180 T2S2M3 5 Count 5 · R · uchi-ude-uke zenkutsu-dachi · on the spot T2S2M3 6 Count 6a · R · sukui-uke (shift) · gedan scooping; regroup 90 T2S2M3 7 Count 6c · R · soto-ude-uke zenkutsu-dachi · chudan T2S2M3 8 Count 7 · L · uchi-ude-uke zenkutsu-dachi · on the spot T2S2M3 9 Count 8 · L · tate-shuto-uke hachiji-dachi · slow; koshi-kamae prep T2S2M3 10 Count 9 · R · choku-zuki hachiji-dachi · chudan, on the spot T1S1M1 11 Count 10 · R · uchi-ude-uke hachiji-dachi · hip pivot T2S2M3 12 Count 11 · L · choku-zuki hachiji-dachi · chudan T1S1M1 13 Count 12 · L · uchi-ude-uke hachiji-dachi · hip pivot T2S2M3 14 Count 13 · R · shuto-uke kokutsu-dachi · advance on axis T2S2M3 15 Count 14 · L · shuto-uke kokutsu-dachi · advance T2S2M3 16 Count 15 · R · shuto-uke kokutsu-dachi · advance T2S2M3 17 Count 16 · L · shuto-uke kokutsu-dachi · retreat T2S2M3 18 Count 17 · R · tsukami-uke moto-dachi · ryosho grasp; slow arc T2S3M3 19 Count 18 · R · fumikomi (kick) · gedan sokuto-fumikomi + pull; KIAI T1S2M2 20 Count 19 · L · shuto-uke kokutsu-dachi · rotate 180 T2S2M3 21 Count 20 · R · shuto-uke kokutsu-dachi · advance T2S2M3 22 Count 21 · morote-age-uke heisoku-dachi · slow double rising T2S2M3 23 Count 22 · hasami-uchi zenkutsu-dachi · tettsui scissor, both fists T1S2M1 24 Count 23 · R · oi-zuki zenkutsu-dachi · chudan; yori-ashi T1S1M1 25 Count 24a · R · nukite zenkutsu-dachi · gedan dropping spear T1S1M1 26 Count 24b · L · nagashi-uke zenkutsu-dachi · jodan sweeping; rotate 180 T2S2M3 27 Count 25 · manji-uke heisoku-dachi · turn 90 T2S2M3 28 Count 26a · R · fumikomi (kick) · yoko-fumikomi; spin 180 T1S2M2 29 Count 26b · R · gedan-barai kiba-dachi · simultaneous with 26a T2S2M3 30 Count 27 · L · haishu-uke kiba-dachi · slow, deep breath T2S2M3 31 Count 28a · R · mikazuki-geri (kick) · into left palm; turn 180 T1S1M2 32 Count 28b · R · mae-empi-uchi kiba-dachi · into left palm T1S2M1 33 Count 29a · R · gedan-barai kiba-dachi · chained T2S2M3 34 Count 29b · L · gedan-barai kiba-dachi · chained T2S2M3 35 Count 29c · R · gedan-barai kiba-dachi · chained T2S2M3 36 Count 30 · L · yama-zuki zenkutsu-dachi · koshi-kamae prep; L above T1S1M1 37 Count 31 · R · kamae heisoku-dachi · koshi-kamae (non-combat) 38 Count 32a · L · fumikomi (kick) · sweeping stamp T1S2M2 39 Count 32b · L · yama-zuki zenkutsu-dachi · R above T1S1M1 40 Count 33 · L · kamae heisoku-dachi · koshi-kamae (non-combat) 41 Count 34a · R · fumikomi (kick) · sweeping stamp T1S2M2 42 Count 34b · R · yama-zuki zenkutsu-dachi · L above T1S1M1 43 Count 35 · R · sukui-uke zenkutsu-dachi · gedan; pivot T2S2M3 44 Count 36 · L · sukui-uke zenkutsu-dachi · gedan; pivot T2S2M3 45 Count 37 · R · shuto-uke kokutsu-dachi · 45 deg T2S2M3 46 Count 38 · shuto-uke kokutsu-dachi · slow, 90 to rear T2S2M3 47 Count 39 · L · shuto-uke kokutsu-dachi · KIAI T2S2M3