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katsu

n. (sense: Zen Buddhism) A word shouted out in Zen Buddhism, (as well as other sects of Buddhism), and in East Asian martial arts schools, used to help focus one's energy, (気 (き, ''ki''), and therefore induce an enlightened state of oneself or another. It is stemming from this that it is also often inferred to be a verbal punishment.

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KATSU

KATSU is an artist, vandal and hacker who works in Brooklyn, New York. He works with technology, vandalism, and includes commentary on commercialism, privacy and digital culture. As a result his work includes traditional graffiti, digital media and conceptual artwork.

Katsu (band)

Katsu (sometimes KATSU) was an American rock band from State College, Pennsylvania, from 2001 to 2006. Their musical style was self-described as a cross between hip hop and the music of Bob Dylan, along with mixtures of classic rock, alternative rock, punk rock, reggae, and ska. Many of the band's themes dealt with "explorations of life, love, broken hearts and lost innocence in blue-collar America".

Katsu (Zen)

Katsu ( Japanese: 喝; Cantonese: , Pinyin: , Wade-Giles: ho) is a shout that is described in Chán and Zen Buddhism encounter-stories, to expose the enlightened state (Japanese: satori) of the Zen-master, and/or to induce initial enlightenment experience in a student. The shout is also sometimes used in the East Asian martial arts for a variety of purposes; in this context, katsu is very similar to the shout kiai.

Usage examples of "katsu".

Once she had seen him use seikotsu, an adjunct to katsu, and had begged him to teach her this more esoteric and difficult art.

I don’t want to bicker in Katsu, my favorite sushi restaurant, a place we eat at a lot.

As an adult Clare’s favorite food is sushi, particularly sushi from Katsu on Peterson Avenue).