Breaking Through: The Secrets of Bassai Dai Kata is the culmination of a four-year kata obsession—one form, studied to exhaustion, until it gave up its secrets. This isn’t a book about choreography. It’s about what happens when you strip tradition down to its bones and ask: How does this actually work?
Inside, you’ll find:
- 12 combative lessons, with their applications broken down with step-by-step clarity
- 200+ annotated photographs showing traps, angles, takedowns, and transitions
- A blend of hard-style efficiency and soft-style adaptability
- Tactical insights that challenge assumptions baked into modern training
When instructors and students link the martial arts applications from Breaking Through to how I and my Black Belts got there and how it addresses dynamic situations, you will be able to fill in the gaps often created by modern hard-style training.
This book isn’t Karate-centric. It’s kata-centric. And that irony wasn’t lost on martial arts historian Ørjan Nilsen, who calls it “the best Bassai book ever written” and recommends it to his Taekwondo students.
Whether you’re refining your own practice or guiding students through the logic of application, Breaking Through equips you to bridge tradition and build real-world combat readiness.
Awards and Recognition
Winner – 2023 Best Indie Book Awards (Non-fiction Martial Arts)
Finalist – 2023 International Book Awards (Sports Category)
Book Details
Title: Breaking Through: The Secrets of Bassai Dai Kata
Author: Colin Wee
Publisher: Moosul Publishing, LLC., 2023 Website
ISBN: 0996264051, 9780996264051
Length: 160 pages
Originally published: 23 March 2023
Buy the book: purchase link
Join the Conversation
Have a question about the book? Want to explore how these martial arts applications fit into your system?
- Leave a Review on Amazon
- Ask Colin a Question on Goodreads
- Download the Book Club Kit when you signup
