Kataliterallymeans"form"or"model."Kataisaseriesofformalmovementswhich representvariousoffensiveanddefensivepositions.Thesepositionsarebasedcombatidealforapplications.Referredtoasapplied in thedemonstrationapplicationswith realopponentsthatBunkai.Bunkaishowshow to useeverypositionandmovement.Bunkaiisausefultoolfor understanding thekata.
To reach therank ofan officialmust provecompetentkaratekaperformanceinthespecifickatarequiredfor this phase.TheJapaneseterminologycommonlyusedfor gradesorranks.Examrequirementsvarybetween schools.
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