Kata

Kata is a Japanese word (型 or 形) meaning "form". It refers to a detailed choreographed pattern of martial arts movements made to be practiced alone. It can also be reviewed within groups and in unison when training. It is practiced in Japanese martial arts as a way to memorize and perfect the movements being executed. Korean martial arts with Japanese influence (hapkido, Tang Soo Do) use the derived term hyeong (hanja: 形) and also the term pumsae (hanja: 品勢 hangeul: 품새).

For other uses, see Kata (disambiguation).
"Katas" redirects here. For a Nuristani tribe in Afghanistan and Pakistan, see Kata people.
"Quyen" redirects here. For the name (and a list of people with the name), see Quyen (name).
Kata
2005 cadet world karate champion Emmanuelle Fumonde performing a kata.
Japanese name
Kanji1. 型
2. 形
Hiraganaかた

Kata are also used in many traditional Japanese arts such as theatre forms like kabuki and schools of tea ceremony (chadō), but are most commonly known in the martial arts. Kata are used by most Japanese and Okinawan martial arts, such as iaido, judo, kendo, kenpo, and karate.

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