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	Kata (martial arts) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kata are used by most traditional Japanese and Okinawan martial arts, such as Aikido, Iaido, Jodo, Judo, Jiu-Jitsu, Kendo and Karate.
		Many martial arts use kata for public demonstrations and in competitions, awarding points for such aspects of technique as style, balance, timing, and verisimilitude (appearance of being real).
		The number 108 is significant in Buddhism, and kata with 54, 36, or 27 moves (factors of 108) are common.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kata_(martial_arts) (880 words)

	Gun Kata - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Gun Kata is a fictional firearms based martial art first seen in the film Equilibrium (2002).
		The word "kata" is Japanese for form and describes detailed patterns of defense-and-attack movements in martial arts.
		Gun Kata is a type of "fake-fu"; some moves closely resemble kung fu and also Japanese form (kata) based martial arts.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gun_Kata (500 words)

	Kata
		The earliest martial arts training is said to have began with Bodhidharma in the sixth century.
		Kata is only dancing." In fact, the original method of freestyle or Jiyu Kata is the most important way of learning the traditional martial arts.
		Kata may not be the only way to attain a closeness to God, but it is definitely a sure-fire path.
	sweb.uky.edu /~wpcard0/page3.htm (1007 words)

	Heritage Martial Arts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Martial artists train for a variety of these reasons, and it is important to provide opportunities to allow students to follow their own paths in training.
		The teaching at Heritage Martial Arts is centered around the kata and kihon of Shotokan Karate.
		Kata can be used for one's own individual physical and spiritual progress: they are, in essence, meditation in action, or dynamic yoga postures.
	www.heritagemartialarts.ca /karate_adultprogram.htm (586 words)

	Japan Omnibus - Sports - Martial Arts
		After the Meiji Restoration in 1868 and the subsequent collapse of the samurai class, the martial arts went into a short period of decline until they began to be introduced at schools across the country.
		But soon after, martial arts federations were set up and once again they found their way back into the school curriculum.
		Aikido is considered by most to be one of the gentler martial arts – it literally means "the way of the meeting of life-force" – and to be as much a philosophy as a form of physical movement.
	www.japan-zone.com /omnibus/martial.shtml (1927 words)

	Martial Arts Articles - TAISABAKI NO KATA: The Body Movements of Form by Dr. William Durbin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		In all truth, there was a time in martial arts history when all Kata, in all countries, were only extemporaneous, for it was found that freestyle practice developed the freedom of movement and the unrestricted mind necessary for excellence in combat.
		It is time for the 'secrets' of the martial arts and especially those related to Kata, to be revealed to the public, pure and clean, so that practitioners can begin to reap the proper benefits of traditional martial arts, which have been enjoyed by Oriental masters for literally hundreds of years.
		Kata is one link in a chain of development, which allows a person to master their art.
	www.usadojo.com /Martial-Arts-Articles/article-taisabaki-no-kata.htm (2018 words)

	Kata and the transmission of knowledge in Traditional Martial Arts by Michael J. Rosenbaum
		Those kata were in turn practiced by people who had first hand combat experience, or by those uninitiated to the battlefield but with the full understanding of their combative applications.
		Although the European martial artists may not have begun their techniques with the bow which is so commonly seen in today’s karate kata, their pre-arranged movement patterns were sophisticated ways for transmitting and practicing the European martial arts.
		Kata in not only karate, but in other fighting arts as well, came to be executed for their aesthetic appeal and soon were designed for no other purpose than to win in competition.
	www.eisshinryu.com /r-kata-and-the-transmission-of-knowledge.htm (6541 words)

	BudoSeek! Martial Arts Community - Kata?
		Kata for teaching new techniques to beginners, refreshing the memory of experienced students, or refining details, is a valid learning tool.
		Kata for the sake of kata is not martial arts, it's dancing.
		Looking beyond kata is to learn the principle being taught in the kata, and learn to apply that same principle in as many different places as possible, even with out thinking about it.
	www.budoseek.net /vbulletin/showthread.php?p=56832 (2389 words)

	Seyler Martial Arts
		This page is presented as a free public information source for the advancement of the traditional Shudokan style of karate and the martial arts in general.
		Kata is emphasized and bunkai is stressed for practical self-defense.
		Even though he has actively participated in these events he is very much a martial arts traditionalist and sees the study of sport karate as just an interesting footnote to a complete martial arts program..
	home.cfl.rr.com /shudokan (817 words)

	The Physics of Martial Arts: Introduction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Originally practiced in secret by Buddhist monks, the martial arts are now a part of daily life for almost a billion people around the world.
		However mystical the arts seem, their power and effectiveness can be directly linked to basic physics concepts such as Newton's three laws of motion.
		Many martial arts techniques are based on geometric shapes: right angles, triangles, and circles are common in the movements, attacks, and blocks of all styles.
	ffden-2.phys.uaf.edu /102spring2004_Web_projects/craig_lewis/intro.htm (256 words)

	FightingArts.com - Martial arts magazine and center for discussion, martial artists, martial arts supplies, martial ...
		Unfortunately, however, editors are often not versed in the martial arts genre, or barely-qualified authors set out their magnum opus in the world.
		Kyudo, or way of the bow, while derived from one of Japan’s oldest martial traditions is not practiced today as a martial art, or a sport, but as a form of spiritual practice associated with Zen.
		There is a certain disease that is keeping martial arts in the dark ages and preventing civilian martial arts from developing and becoming the well of knowledge, expertise and personal achievement that it could be.
	www.fightingarts.com (978 words)

	Northwest Recreational Karate: Site Map
		I II The Geki Sai Kata were formulated by Chojun Miyagi Sensei in 1940 as a form of physical exercise for high school boys and to help popularize Goju-Ryu among the public of Okinawa.
		This would suggest that even though these Kata were designed primarily as a form of exercise, Miyagi Sensei included his understanding of combat as part of their makeup.
		Goju-Ryu's Kata origins come from the martial arts taught in the Fuzhou area of southern China, largely Crane and Xingyi/Baqua as well as other internal and external martial arts.
	www.northwestgoju.org /gojukata.htm (1624 words)

	Martial Arts Planet - Tanbo Kata ANyone????
		We were taught a weapons kata called Nintan(sp) bo-shodan, which utilized eskrima sticks, which I suppose would be called the tanbo.
		I have the kata on video, but it's not very good, as it was done on the beach, and the person doing it was shadowed(time of day it was shot).
		Like gojuman stated, it would be very tanbo like cause of the stance work, as well as the method of manipulating the sticks, unlike in the FMA method.
	www.martialartsplanet.com /forums/showthread.php?t=5985 (209 words)

	Kata vs. Shadow Boxing - Deluxe Martial Arts Forums
		This reasoning behind kata is important for a person who wants to become a good fighter, however katas are a incorrect way of teaching due to the fact that they are pre-arranged movements.
		Katas are falsely believed to teach a person to defend against multiple attackers, when they don't even help you to defend against one person.
		But in karate and other martial arts that have katas or form, you are usually taught something similar to shadow boxing as well.
	www.defend.net /deluxeforums/showthread.php?t=9416 (2117 words)

	Eric Lee's Biography
		Martial art are very creative for me because it takes the mind to move the body." Eric Lee's body is still moving as he continues to train in his beloved martial arts, stating, " I train for a different purpose.
		As to the role that martial arts has made in Eric's personal development he says, " A lot I have been able to contribute to other people and they have been able to contribute to me. It has certainly given me a lot of richness in my life.
		Martial arts is a way of life, it is much more than kicking and punching.
	www.ericlee.com /EricLeeBiography.htm (1826 words)

	New Kung Fu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The above types of martial arts will all have some components that could be used for self defense but that generally is not their true orientation.
		No. (Forms or kata are choreographed martial arts moves.) Although they can be a type of beneficial exercise, they do little to produce self defense abilities.
		Often people with martial arts training have learned how to teach their body new skills, (slowly at first!) and how to be a good observer.
	mysite.verizon.net /res7ovv7/schools/faq.html (2239 words)

	WSU Martial Arts Club Home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Training with the Genbukan affords you the rare opportunity to study authentic Japanese martial arts in the same manner that they have been taught in Japan for nearly 2,000 years.
		If you are interested in learning authentic martial arts, or just curious about the martial arts, please stop by and train with us.
		It is a deeply spiritual and exhilarating martial art that will enable to the student to conquer his/her personal fears and promote his/her personal growth.
	clubs.weber.edu /martialarts (279 words)

	Martial Arts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Philosophically, the martial arts are founded on the defensive spirit and its code of ethics forbids unfair assaults of use of force.
		The term "gentle art" is really a description of the principles and techniques which are the foundation of the art.
		In "gentle" martial arts such as judo, aikido and jujitsu one does not rely on strength and brute force.
	www.mowad.net /andreas_dojo.html (994 words)

	Rose-Hulman Martial Arts Club (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Rose-Hulman Martial Arts Club meets every Monday and Wednesday night that school is in session from 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm in the multipurpose room in the SRC.
		Martial Arts is good for your health, self-discipline, and self-defense.
		Martial Artists do not like to fight any more than the next person, in fact martial artists tend to dislike fights more than your average person.
	www.rose-hulman.edu /Users/groups/Martial_Arts_Club/Public/HTML (463 words)

	Martial Arts Humor
		One of the competitors began his kata, which involved motions done with dynamic tension (I believe the kata was Nisei shi sho).
		Martial arts politics are the I belong to a large, well- necessary result of official established organization.
		An unusual martial art that relies on its followers to have the flexibility of a professional ballet dancer.
	users.binary.net /thomcat/Stupidma.html (8199 words)

	Virtual Library of Sport - martial arts
		The history of the martial arts is complex and not well documented however, some evidence of early martial arts is known...With records of martial arts being practiced in China as early as 5000B.C, the Chinese influence on modern hand to hand combat is unmistakable"...
		Historical European martial arts an educational non-profit organization dedicated to the study and practice of historical fencing and the exploration and promotion of our Western martial heritage.
		Jitsu is a defensive martial art that uses an attacker’s strength, size and momentum to a defender’s advantage.
	sportsvl.com /rest/martialarts.htm (3735 words)

	American Academy of Martial Arts
		The American Academy of Martial Arts and its outstanding instructors are members of the American Karate Black Belt Association.
		Martial Arts is a great way to build the self-confidence of our children.
		The American Academy of Martial Arts website was designed by Michael Rogers, and is maintained by its Webmasters, Michael Rogers & Lisa Mott.
	www.aamakarate.com (515 words)

	Amazon.com: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Martial Arts: Books: Cezar Borkowski (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		It is co-written by one of the world's top martial artists who, in addition to an excellent knowledge of shotokan karate, has journeyed across many karate and martial arts styles.
		I've studied many martial arts ever since I was 5 starting with tae kwwon do, then wing chun kung fu, then tai chi followed by jeet kune do and I train in all the arts.
		Learning just one art that was recommended by a book and seeding its advice is not a good idea as you techniques and such will be limited to the art.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0028629477?v=glance (1293 words)

	Amazon.com: The Way of Kata: A Comprehensive Guide for Deciphering Martial Applications: Books: Lawrence A. Kane,Kris ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Shorin-ryu karate was my first martial art, and since moving on to more modern arts I've felt a sense of fustration that most karate, as taught today, cannot efficiently produce a person capable of defending themselves.
		People who don't practice kata will find it to be an excellent resource and a fine addition to their martial arts library.
		The authors of The Way of Kata are teachers, purchasing this book will help you find the most in your kata because these teachers have provided an excellent example of how they find the most in their kata.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1594390584?v=glance (2172 words)

	Martial Arts Kata
		The person becomes the kata and thereby ceases to exist as an individual.
		Whereas the kata existed externally, it is brought to life by the performer.
		Unless performing a tension technique, there should be no tension until the end of the technique at which time there is to be %100 muscular contraction for a split second.
	www.aibudo.com /kata/kata.html (185 words)

	Martial Arts: Kata and Enlightenment
		The highest kata in GoJu Ryu is Suparunpai, the Master’s Kata.
		One can wholeheartedly avoid the murky web of unskilled conduct, which produces imprudent consequences because through kata, which was and currently is viewed as a form of meditation at the Shaolin Temple, wisdom is obtained.
		A common theme that is eternal to one’s nature is that both the kata and these virtues are still true today.
	www.hsuyun.org /Dharma/zbohy/MartialArts/Essays/kata.html (577 words)

	BudoSeek! Martial Arts Community - 5 kata
		Rumor mill has it that Superempei (sp) is the lost fourth kata.
		In fact I will concede that I dont even know what Kata is for I just do it to show how COOL I am.
		So the 5 Pinans are one kata, all the Naihanchis are another.
	www.budoseek.net /vbulletin/showthread.php?p=97295 (663 words)

	Blackson's Martial Arts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Welcome to Blackson's Martial Arts Web site, Okinawa Kenpo Karate Kobudo.Sensei Blackson is a student of Master Paul Ortino Jr.
		Blackson's Martial Arts takes great pride in its direct affiliation with the Dharma-Ryu Dojo and Master Paul Ortino.
		Those who may be interested in another style of Martial Arts may check with Sensei Tom Strong who teaches Shaolin Kung Fu at Blackson's Martial Arts.
	www.blacksonsmartialarts.com (159 words)

	Makoto Martial Arts Center: Library - Kata (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The single most important part of Shohei-Ryu Karatedo training is considered to be the Kata, Sanchin.
		The original 3 kata are Sanchin, Seisan, and Sanseiryu.
		The Makoto Martial Arts and Fitness Center is now closed.
	www.makotomac.com /library-kata.html (172 words)

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