kata

KATA may refer to:

• KATA (AM), a radio station (1340 AM) licensed to serve Arcata, California, United States
• KATA-CD, a low-power television station (channel 50) licensed to serve Mesquite, Texas, United States
• Kata, Japanese Martial arts movements

, a Japanese word, are the detailed choreographed patterns of movements practised either solo or in pairs. The term form is used for the corresponding concept in non-Japanese martial arts in general.

Lavvu (or , , , , , , and ) is a temporary dwelling used by the Sami people of northern Scandinavia. It has a design similar to a Native American tipi but is less vertical and more stable in high winds. It enables the indigenous cultures of the treeless plains of northern Scandinavia and the high arctic of Eurasia to follow their reindeer herds. It is still used as a temporary shelter by the Sami, and increasingly by other people for camping. It should not be confused with the goahti, an other type of Sami dwelling, or the Finnish laavu.