ka·ta (kä tä)n. pl. kata or ka·tas A system of basic body positioning and movement exercises, as in karate or judo. [Japanese, style, traditional form.] |
kata [ˈkætə]
n
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Judo & Karate) an exercise consisting of a sequence of the specific movements of a martial art, used in training and designed to show skill in technique
[Japanese, literally: shape, pattern]
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