gun kata

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gun kata

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Compound of gun + kata (“martial art movements”), from Japanese 型 (kata, “style, pattern”). Attested from, and possibly coined around 2003 for the film Equilibrium (see quotation below).

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uncountable Synonym of gun fu (a style of balletic gunplay in action films) I learn from Nick Nunziata at www.CHUD.com that the form of battle used in the movie is “Gun-Kata,” which is “a martial art completely based around guns.” I credit Nunziata because I think he may have invented this term.
Similar: gun fu
uncountable A fictional martial art based on gun fu. The early 21st century. The totalitarian state of Libria has been established following a third world war and is presided over by the ubiquitous video-image of ‘Father’. To maintain harmony, the populace are forced to self-medicate with the emotion-suppressant Prozium. Sense Offenders, who skip dose

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@misc{gun_kata_2026,
  title = {gun kata},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gun%20kata},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}