Kata

Kata (型) (literally: "form") is a detailed pattern of defense-and-attack used in traditional Japanese martial arts. For further information on kata in Karate see www.karateonline.org

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Kata is also the alternative name for the Katir, a numerically dominant Siah-Posh tribal group in former Kafirstan, the present Nuristan province, located in eastern Afghanistan.

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Kata is also a direction of the fourth spatial dimension, the counterpart of ana. This usage comes from the Greek word meaning 'down'http://tetraspace.alkaline.org/glossary.htm. The ana-kata vector is an equivalent of the three-dimensional vectors (forward-backward, left-right and up-down), but trying to describe it in 3d is like describing up in terms of left and right.

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Kata is also an Israeli company manufacturing photo equipment protection cases and military items.

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Kata: Kata (型) (literally: "form") is a detailed pattern of defense-and-attack used in traditional Japanese martial arts. For further information on kata in Karate see www.karateonline.org...

Japanese: When used as an adjective, Japanese refers to anything that originates from Japan. It may refer to more than one article:...

Martial arts: Martial arts or fighting arts are systems of codified practices and traditions of training for combat. Martial arts all have a very similar objective: defend oneself or others from physical threat. In addition, some martial arts are linked to beliefs such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Daoism, Confucianism...

Kata related Images and Photos (experimental)

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