Patsai by Sawabe Shiberu – 1977

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Patsai by Sawabe Shiberu – 1977

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The book was Patsai by Sawabe Shiberu – 1977. Unfortunately I believe the book is long out of print.

The following list of kata is what the book contained. I’ve tried to locate versions on YouTube that seem to be named the same. I haven’t taken the time to compare the video’s to the book to verify at this time.

Chibana no Passai http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCfT5wnAy2E
There are three Passai/Patsai/Bassai kata in Miyahira Sensei's Shidokan: Passai Sho, Passai Dai and Koryu Passai. Chibana Sensei kept a version of Matsumura no Passsai following Itosu Sensei's advice, which he called Passai Dai; Itosu no Passai became Passai Sho-THIS is the kata on this video. Shidokan's Koryu Passai is called Passai Sho in Shotokan.

Tawada no Passai http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNyUSsKAW5c
Higa Yuchoku performing Matsumura Passai. This version is also known as Tawada Passai

Matsumura no Passai http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yl5OJGOp9BA
Miyazato Karate Do - Kata Matsumura no Passai & Kata Kooryu Passai

Oyadomari no Passai http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kagenn4dbhA
differences between the Tomari-te of Matsumora and Oyadomari, for example, this later had his own version of Passai (known as Oyadomari-no-Passai) while Matsumora preserved the original Tomari Passai, that is shorter (These two versions being Tomari no Passai Dai & Tomari-no-Passai Sho).

Matsumora no Passai http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jroE4Ukfw-E
Matsumura no Passai of Sensei Bud Morgan

Kyan no Passai http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2wAqLJZnYM
Chotoku Kyan version of Passai. Originally from Pechin Oyadomari of Tomari. Performed by Zenpo Shimabukuro of the Seibukan.

Motobu no Passai http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4Z_0qY4CAg
Shimabukuro Sensei in which he taught the Passai Guwa kata. This kata was taught to him by Nakama Chozo (1898-1982). Master Nakama in turn was taught the form by Motobu Choki (1870-1944). This very rarely seen kata is sometimes refered to as Motobu Passai.

Tomari Passai http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3QKA7hicbI
TOMARI BASAI STYLE JYOSHINMON SHORIN RYU KATATE DO

Ishimine no Passai http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RlWeruordg

Itosu no Passai http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7fHS9gd0tU
Kata Itosu no passai in the Shirasagi style of Okinawan Shorinryu Shidokan Karate.

Shotokan Bassai http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wW2oCU0_IYI
Enoeda & Nakayama Bassai Dai http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hhooy5dZ_1Q
Nakayama Legacy: Bassai Dai Kata Bunkai http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0OLknQHQ-c

Personal side note on bunkai. Bunkai is not an Okinawan term, but one developed in Japan using the term bunkai as ‘to take apart to fix’ to represent their efforts to show the use of kata technique (and eventually this term moved into some Okinawan groups.

In the Kyan lineage, Kyan only taught kata, not kata applications. Many of the groups derived from his teachings did the same. Kata techniques were taught as specific responses to specific attacks, but the purpose of training was not to be taught an application or applications for all techniques. Students were challenged to work them out themselves.

I can’t say how far this was the standard in other groups, but there are hints it may have been the core of Itosu’s teachings. Shiroma Shimpan’s description in Nakasone’s ‘Karate do Taikan’ seems to suggest this (My personal analysis at this time).

But Bunkai seems to have first been used by Mabuni Kenwa in the 1930’s to explain how Shito Ryu Goju kata could be used. He was writing for a Japanese audience and had no Okinawan term to explain what he did. Mabuni was both a student of Itosu and of Hiagonna Kanryo (instructor of Miyagi Chogun) and incorporated both instructors kata in his system.
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Chibana no Passai http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCfT5wnAy2E
There are three Passai/Patsai/Bassai kata in Miyahira Sensei's Shidokan: Passai Sho, Passai Dai and Koryu Passai. Chibana Sensei kept a version of Matsumura no Passsai following Itosu Sensei's advice, which he called Passai Dai; Itosu no Passai became Passai Sho-THIS is the kata on this video. Shidokan's Koryu Passai is called Passai Sho in Shotokan.

Tawada no Passai http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNyUSsKAW5c
Higa Yuchoku performing Matsumura Passai. This version is also known as Tawada Passai
The Chibana version that Patrick Sensei has posted as "Passai Dai" is actually Passai Sho.

The Matsamura version done by Higa Sensei of the Kyudokan is our Passai Dai.
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