Kata
What does Kata mean?
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Kata originally were teaching and training methods by which successful combat techniques were preserved and passed on. Practicing kata allowed a company of persons to engage in a struggle using a systematic approach, rather than as individuals in a disorderly manner. The basic goal of kata is to preserve and transmit proven techniques and to practice self-defence. By practicing in a repetitive manner the learner develops the ability to execute those techniques and movements in a natural, reflex-like manner. Systematic practice does not mean permanently rigid. The goal is to internalize the movements and techniques of a kata so they can be executed and adapted under different circumstances, without thought or hesitation. A novice’s actions will look uneven and difficult, while a master’s appear simple and smooth. The OED records "kata" as a loanword in English, from the 1950s in reference to the judo kata due to Jigoro Kano, and from the 1970s also of karate kata; but the word has come to be used as a generic term for "forms" in martial arts in general, or even figuratively applied to other fields. 
  Video of the kata on Google Video. This is a very long video that seems to show several performances of the kata at a competition. The demonstrations differ significantly from what is taught at Kodokan. 
Parang also had a young son, Tupas, who succeeded Humabon as king of Cebu. The phrase "Cata Raya Chita" was documented by historian Antonio Pigafetta to be a warning in the Malay language, from a merchant to the Rajah. Following Pigafetta's inscription, the phrase is creole Malay for ""Kata-katanya adalah raya cita-cita"". The phrase may mean "What they say is mainly ambitious": "kata-kata" ("words"), "–nya" (second person possessive), "adalah" ("is/are"), "raya" (great, main, large), "cita-cita" ("ambitious"). Another interpretation is that the phrase was spoken by merchants under the authority of Rajah Humabon was actually the Old Malay "Kota raya kita", meaning "We are of the great fortress": "kota" ("fortress"), "raya" ("great"), "kita" ("we"). The meeting between Rajah Humabon and Enrique of Malacca, the slave accompanying Magellan's voyage, is the evidence of the existence of the Old Malay being the indigenous language spoken in the Philippines, documented by Antonio Pigafetta and Spanish explorer Miguel López de Legazpi. 
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