what is Katachi in terms of martial arts?

Answer 1

Katachi means "Shape"
You're probably after the word Kata, that means "Shape" as well,
A kata is a sequence of blocks, kicks and punches from one or more stances, involving movement forward, backward and to the sides.
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Answer 2

Katachi
Form. This is form as a noun (as opposed to Kata which is form as a verb). This means the shape, stance etc
Kata (kah-tah)
A preset series of movements that show the principles of the style under which they were formulated. To really "Master" a kata takes years of diligent practise. Kata is also the Highest Level of Moving Zen and allows the student to block out all the daily troubles and woes and to become at one with their existence.
Means Form (as a verb i.e to form).
Thanks for the question,now I know what is Katachi and Kata.

Answer 3

A kodachi (小太刀) literally translates into "small or short tachi"; this Japanese sword was too short to be considered a long sword but too long to be a dagger. Because of its size, it could be drawn and swung extremely fast. Thus it could be used as something of a shield, while using a form of hand to hand combat to attack. Since this sword was shorter than 2 shaku (about 2 ft.) in length, it did not exceed the blade length limits of non-samurai during the Edo period and could be worn by merchants.

Kodachi length is similar to that of the wakizashi, and though the blades differ greatly in construction, the kodachi and the wakizashi are similar enough in size and technique that the terms are sometimes (mis)used interchangeably.

The prefix "ko" means short, and can be attached to any of the names of the swords to indicate something shorter than "normal". As the prefix "o-" means great/long, it follows that the opposite end of this length spectrum of the tachi is the odachi. Two Kodachi were, and still are in Mijimid martial arts in one scabbard, one with the handle fittings, the second hidden as the bottom of the scabbard, this style was normally carried on the back with the handles pointing to the sides. The Kodachi is carried this way to increase the drawing speed for either hand and is used the same way ninjas use kunai, albeit without throwing them.


Katarche is an ancient Greek word meaning a "beginning." Because it was used in religious rituals to refer to the moment when the sacrifice was first offered, or the part of the sacrifice first offered, it came to be associated with the just or propitious moment of connection between man and god, or the moment that a human being takes the initiative to come into contact with the god's space. (See Homer, Odyssey, chapter III.[1])

With time, ritual divination was called "katarche," representing that moment in time when a person chooses to communicate with an oracle. Possibly omens (for example, flights of birds) were noted at the katarchic moment, and in this way the word was connected with the mechanics of divination itself.

"Katarche" did not refer only to omens, sacrifices and extispicy, but also to various forms of astrological divination, most notably to the branch of astrology called electional astrology, or the art of choosing a propitious time to begin an enterprise. Also included with electional astrology were techniques for analyzing an astrological chart drawn up for the beginning moment of any event, in order to foretell the likely success of a venture, or the timing of its development.

Astrologers came to extend the analysis of katarche charts to more speculative interrogations of the chart itself for answers to specific questions about the future associated with an event. In this fashion, a katarche came to mean a horary chart, or a chart specifically cast for the time and place that a question is asked of the astrologer, in order to ascertain from the relationships of the planets in that chart, what a likely outcome might be.

There was a fluid connection in a katarche between the electional and the horary ideas; a chart drawn up for a specific event could often also be interrogated for questions about the future of matters having to do with the event. This can be seen in Dorotheus' Carmen Astrologicum, but it can also be observed in interrogations by Palchus[2] in the fifth century, and even in charts drawn by William Lilly in mid-seventeenth century England. (See, for instance the famous "Fish stolen"[3] horary from Lilly's Christian Astrology [pg. 397. Book II, Ch. LIV.])

It is speculated by Geoffrey Cornelius that this fluidity extended also to the outcomes of inquiries. The ritual and sacrificial origins of the concept of katarche suggest that the fate of a question is more of a participatory enterprise on the part of the querent and the divinity; that is, that katarche is not simply an interrogation, but also a supplication, or a prayer, for guidance and wisdom.

Answer 4

i have researched this and it isnt a martial art or anything to do with it . Its direct meaning ,as far as i can ascertain is [water rising] hope that was some help.