Koryu, older style, pre-arranged movements of attack and defence which serve to improve and maintain technical purity in kendo.

( COT-uh) are forms. They are made up of many stances and techniques and are basically stylized fights.

"Forms". A collection of strikes, blocks and other movements performed individually and combined into a dynamic movement.

a prayer scarf

white scarf presented as a sign of honor. These may be blessed and become sacred relics.

The Katir or Kator/Kata are the main present-day Nuristani tribe and were one of the former five Black-Robed (Siah-Posh) Kafir clans of Kafiristan (present-day Nuristan).

A Kausika and a sage

Shoulders

Shoulder

adverb [greek: "down"] - a term used in some literature to refer to one of the two directions from three dimensional space into four dimensional space. In tetraspace, represented by the vector 0,0,0,-1. This term refers to the direction analogous to down; the opposite direction is ana. On this webpage I use the term delta for the concept of four-dimensional down. See the chart under direction.

see also Form.

form or style

This is a Japanese word. A kata is a set of predefined actions that may be performed individually or with one or more partners. This is typically done to train in particular actions, combinations of actions, or action responses.

cut - kukata kata 'to cut repeatedly'

a shape that cuts the ground

a story about a fighting situation against one or more opponents

a way of practising moves and fighting without a

a bit like an archaeological artifact that people have discovered and they try to figure out what it was used for

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