Do you know what "kata" means?

[Aoiblue]

Trying to settle a dispute between me and some people.
Do you know what kata means?

 

[carbonblue]

Depending on the kanji, it could mean like 4 different things.

 

[Aoiblue]

EX: A guy is fighting one guy and says "Oh, that's an interesting kata you have there."

 

[Tiger]

I do.

 

[carbonblue]

EX: A guy is fighting one guy and says "Oh, that's an interesting kata you have there."

Guess it would be form or style in this case.

 

[Forever Knight]

Kata is also used in Martial Arts when ur performing a pattern of meneauvers.

 

[Shougo B'Stard]

Yeah, it's, like, the stuff that Daniel-san uses to take down Karate's Bad Boy in the end of Karate Kid III.

 

[Oblivion]

Nope, I used to watch things like Rurouni Kenshin and Seven Samurai and stuff, I'm surprised I don't remember it, now that I think about it I think I knew what it meant a long time ago, but as of now, nope.

 

[JFC]

EX: A guy is fighting one guy and says "Oh, that's an interesting kata you have there."

Based on this, I believe it should be "form."

 

[Bolt]

EX: A guy is fighting one guy and says "Oh, that's an interesting kata you have there."

That would be a little perplexing though as most often kata means "form" and is used to describe a fixed pattern of techniques, not a fighting style itself.