Talk:Gun Kata
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[edit] Inspiration
The Japanese article on the subject contains a list of movies and games where techniques similar to and most likely inspired by Gun Kata are used. Maybe someone could create a similar list in English?.. I would have done it myself, but unfortunately, of the items on the list I've watched only MADLAX (first 16 episodes), so I cannot validate the other ones. --Koveras 
12:09, 24 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Shadow Hearts from the New World
I dont remember the guy's name but he sure uses Gun-Kata to do his tricks
edit: -- found the name its Natan
unfortunately i dont know much about the game so i cant post my finding
someone plz check it (i saw it at the xplay review of the game in g4tv)
- Well, according to the official site of the game, Natan calls his technque gun fu, and gun fu is not gun kata. :) But in any case, I don't know anything about the game... --Koveras 15:15, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Gun Kata in Ultraviolet
I don't recall any refrences to Gun Kata in Ultraviolet, and the styles did not look similar to me -- at least, no more similar than any two post-Matrix Hong Kong-influenced action films with gun violence that ascribe superhuman abilities to their protagonists. Has Wimmer made explicit a link between the two films in any location we can cite? --JackofSpades 05:57, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Gun Kata or trick-shooting
Went ahead and cleaned off the examples that are only superhumanly good trick-shooting instead of actual gun kata or something close to it. Feel free to revert if it doesn't fit.
[edit] Why is everything gun kata?
Just because an astonishing amount of enemies are taken down in a proximity encounter does NOT make it a "homage" to gun-kata. If so, why aren't we calling every romantic tragedy fiction a homage to Shakespeare? Taken in consideration that "avoid returning fire" and "efficiently attack your targets". I personally have never heard of any earnest form of combat where "Do not avoid returning fire" and "Inefficiently attack your targets" is promoted. "Many critics stated that it bears striking resemblance to the first gunfight scene" Who are these "critics"? Otaku's on an anime fanatic forum? Then why isn't Alucard's first gunfight in Hellsing considered "gun-kata"? Afterall he did take down numberous zombies whilst STATIONARY without being hit once, and the manga was out long before equilibrium. I'm removing this section, it's hollywood, and its "influences" are too far-fetched and superficial
- Reverted deletion. Not sure why the fact it's "Hollywood" has any bearing on it's worthiness of inclusion. If anything it would make it more relevant seeing as this article is about a trend/device/technique used in cinema, and not an actual martial art or fighting system. I agree that there should be citations for each of these supposed homages or derivatives of Gun Kata though. - 85.210.50.135 17:24, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
