gun kata

Meaning

Noun

  • Synonym of gun fu
  • A fictional martial art based on gun fu.

Origin

  • Compound of gun + kata, from Japanese 型. Attested from, and possibly coined around 2003 for the film Equilibrium (see quotation below).

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