{"product_id":"breaking-through-the-secrets-of-bassai-dai-kata-paperback","title":"Breaking Through: The Secrets of Bassai Dai Kata - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eColin Wee\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDive into the heart of a living, breathing traditional martial art with Colin Wee's award-winning book \u003cem\u003eBreaking Through: The Secrets of Bassai Dai Kata\u003c\/em\u003e. This is not just a kata manual-it's a practical guide to understanding combative principles encoded in traditional forms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf your training feels like it's missing tactical clarity, kinetic power, or logical flow, this book offers a framework to bridge the gap. Rooted in the JDK Method, each technique is designed to address attacks from both left and right sides-because in real combat, you can't predict where the strike will come from. And since every opponent's job is to oppose, \u003cem\u003eBreaking Through\u003c\/em\u003e emphasizes counters and workarounds, preparing practitioners for the moment their initiative is stopped.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith twelve combative lessons and over 200 annotated photographs, \u003cem\u003eBreaking Through\u003c\/em\u003e reveals traps, angles, takedowns, and transitions that challenge assumptions baked into modern hard-style training. Wee's approach blends hard-style efficiency with soft-style adaptability, helping instructors and students move beyond rote choreography to real-world application.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile centered on Bassai Dai, the book isn't Karate-centric-its insights apply across styles and forms. As martial arts historian  rjan Nilsen notes, it's \"the best Bassai book ever written,\" recommending it even to Taekwondo practitioners.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether refining your own practice or guiding others, \u003cem\u003eBreaking Through\u003c\/em\u003e equips you to explore structure, mechanics, and the logic of application-bringing tradition to life under pressure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.43 x 11 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 23, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45672915009580,"sku":"9780996264051","price":37.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/0954\/5772\/files\/LGZNnHmfRc9780996264051.webp?v=1781715588","url":"https:\/\/smartsupplydeals.com\/products\/breaking-through-the-secrets-of-bassai-dai-kata-paperback","provider":"Smart supply deals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}