Passai’s Inner Meaning

Passai’s Inner Meaning

by | Nov 22, 2024 | Training

Breaking Down the Fortress Passai's Inner Meaning - Breaking Down the Fortress, this lethal method is the base of this infamous Kata. This attack, or actually 3 concurrent attacks, are all aimed against the heart... maybe also why Passai or Bassai means "Breaking Down...
Convergence Divergence

Convergence Divergence

by | Sep 27, 2024 | Training

Additional information on the Yama Zuki action in Kata. As we worked on the Yama Zuki from Kata a couple of weeks ago, here we will add the trajectories for Convergence and Divergence. When your trajectory is not correct you're not going to get the full impact on the...
Yama Zuki – Yin & Yang

Yama Zuki – Yin & Yang

by | Aug 30, 2024 | Training

A Break From Tradition This is a classic Karate Kata action, it is a movement that is in many a Kata. The two examples I used in comparison are Bassai and Sanseiru. If you practice it in Bassai, you've got this classic U punch that is also in other Kata like the...
Neck Scissors

Neck Scissors

by | Jul 8, 2022 | Training

Oyata's Passai - Application 19 First a special note that the filming was patched together using other video due to a hard drive issue. The techniques and methods are the same as the original filming, so this has not altered the information. In this application there...
Gut and Head Shot

Gut and Head Shot

by | Jul 1, 2022 | Training

Gut and Head Shot Oyata's Passai - Application 18 First a special note that the filming was patched together using other video due to a hard drive issue. The techniques and methods are the same as the original filming, so this has not altered the information. This is...