kata

noun

ka·ta ˈkä-(ˌ)tä

plural kata or katas

: a set combination of positions and movements (as in karate) performed as an exercise

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Karate will consist of two events: kata and kumite. —

BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2021 Torres competes in the modality kata, which sees competitors perform pre-approved choreographed movements. —

Lindsay Kimble, PEOPLE.com, 7 Aug. 2021 Spaniards Sandra Sánchez and Damián Quintero are kata favorites, while France’s Steven Da Costa, Japan’s Ryutaro Araga and Japan’s Miho Miyahara and Ayumi Uekusa are all kumite medal candidates. —

Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2021 Bronze medalist for the U.S. though Monday evening were: Paige Pearce (archery, target, compound women); Tozaki Gajuki (karate, kata, individual men); Trinity Allen (karate, kumite, 55kg women); and Kamran Madani (karate, kumite, 84 kg women). —

Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 12 July 2022 Nearly two months later at Nippon Budokan, Torres delivered the kata performance of a lifetime in the bronze medal bout. —

Olivia Reiner, USA TODAY, 6 Aug. 2021 Kumite competition will feature three weight classes per gender, and there will also be men’s and women’s kata. —

Tom Schad, USA TODAY, 22 July 2021 Karate competition begins where American Sakura Kokumai will compete in the kata discipline. —

Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2021 Kokumai's discipline, kata, is an individual event that essentially tells the story of a fight, with an athlete kicking and punching in predetermined combinations that go back centuries. —

Tom Schad, USA TODAY, 26 July 2021 See More

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