gun kata

== English == === Etymology === 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). === Noun === gun kata (uncountable) Synonym of gun fu (a style of balletic gunplay in action films) A fictional martial art based on gun fu. ==== Derived terms ==== gun-kata (adjective)