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Bassai Sol

Snake Form (Minor)
System: Shotokan KarateSy

  1.  Power move groin block, feet together

  2. Falling back motion, step back, with Right foot into middle block front stance.  Outside to inside middle block.

  3. Step forward, middle block, front stance.  Outside to inside middle block.

  4. Turn 90 degrees to left, power move knifehand block, horse stance

  5. Right hand forward punch.  Right hand middle block.

  6. Left hand forward punch.  Left hand middle block.

  7. Double punch.

  8. Open, back of left hand strike to left side, which makes target.  Right foot crescent kick to target, turning self 180 degrees.

  9. Step down into elbow strike, horse stance.

  10. Turn 90 degrees to left, low section supported spearhand strike, back stance.  Half mountain block, back stance.  

  11. Switch to front stance, low section supported spearhand strike.  Switch to back stance, half mountain block.

  12. Turn 90 degrees to left, supported low section bottomfist strike, twisted stance.

  13. Step out with the right foot, full mountain block, horse stance.

  14. Turn 270 degrees, feet together, then twin lower blocks to sides.

  15. Bend wrists inward.  Then, Twist core to right, then to left, to break opponent’s grip on wrists.  Then Turn 90 degrees to left, break opponent’s grip and right hand comes up to high section guard, left hand extends behind self.

  16. Step forward with right foot into knifehand block, back stance.

  17. Step back, knifehand block, back stance.

  18. Sidestep into front stance, middle block, RH.

  19. Right foot side kick.  Step down into an inverted knifehand (inside out, palm down) strike, back stance.

  20. Sliding step back into double elbow strike to rear, back stance.  

  21. Turn 180 degrees, (LH mid, RH high) twin punch, front stance.  Kihap!

  22.  Grab and turn 180 degrees into throw, horse stance. 

  23. Turn 90 degrees to right, switch to front stance.  Left hand lower block, then LH guard across face.

  24. Left foot front kick. Then, step down into LF forward, reverse punch.  RH middle block.

  25. Left foot comes back, then drives forward back into LF front stance, twin punch (Kihap!)

  26. Grab and turn 180 degrees into throw, horse stance

  27. Turn 90 degrees to the right, step forward, down block, front stance.  Reverse punch.

  28. Turn 270 degrees, into knifehand block, back stance.

  29. Step forward, knifehand block, back stance.

  30. Step back into groin block, feet together.

Karate Version

Bunseog

  • Steps 1-3 - From double underhooked, pinch tight double overhooks and frame against the hips.  As you are driven back, LH gets a lapel grip from the overhook and extends them away into a bottomfist strike w. RH. Drive forward and frame away their head with RH, then LH bottomfist to their head.  

  • Steps 4-7 - They collar tie, so LH inside post and drop base to prevent getting pulled of balance.  Punch and backfist into a trapping top control.  Repeat. The second time, when they resist the trap, double punch to the body.

  • Steps 8-9 - Collar tie to crescent kick, and elbow strike to collar tie as you come down. 

  • Steps 10-13 -  Groin throw.  They defend by grabbing your RH wrist.  Come over top and yank back the RH as the LH strikes down at their arm to clear the grabbing hand.  Groin throw a second time.  This time they defend by shooting hips back and clearing the LH framing arm, pulling it down.  So you pull back the RH and feint a bottomfist the groin, then pull the LH high and RH elbow to their chin.    

  • Steps 14-17 - Opponent attempts to duck under to your R side and take the back.   As they try to get a seatbelt, control the wrists with dorsal grip, extend them away, rotate into them, and step into a LH bicep control and RH forearm strike (knifehand).  They attempt to drive forward so you switch sides as you step back into a LH frame and RH overhook.

  • Steps 18-22  - RH grabs their underhook sleeve at the elbow and LH grabs their wrist as you arm drag them across. RH pulls the arm further across then side kicks the opponent’s exposed ribs, stepping down into a Muay Thai dump sweep.  Grab the opponent by the back of the shoulders and pull them backwards to yank them down.  When they don’t fall, turn and push them away, grab the back of their collar with both hands and yank them backwards again in a throw.  

  • Steps 23-26 - Trap their RH with your LH and pull it down, then as they resist, pull it back up and across, before doing a front kick under their arm to their chin.  Stepping down, pull their RH back with your LH as your RH punches to the body.   Opponent attempts a LH hook, so your RH blocks on the bicep.  Double lapel grip and turn to Tai Otoshi.  

  • Steps 27-End -  LH pulls down their LH as RH overpunches to the inside, so tricep comes across their chin line.  Rotate around and throw.  If they manage to defend, advance forward to LH strike to neck and RH arm control.  Cross collar choke to finish.

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