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, known exclusively by his stage name Pata, is a Japanese musician, best known as rhythm guitarist for the heavy metal band X Japan. He joined the band in 1987, stayed with them until their dissolution in 1997 and rejoined when the band started a comeback in 2007.
A year after their breakup, he formed the short-lived duo P.A.F. with singer NoB and created the band Dope HEADz with X Japan bassist Heath and former Spread Beaver percussionist/ programmer I.N.A. in 2000. Right after they ceased activity, Pata formed the instrumental band Ra:IN in 2002, which still tours extensively to this day.
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The pata or patta ( Marathi:दांडपट्टा, ) is an Indian sword with a gauntlet integrated as a handguard. Often referred to in its native Marathi as a dandpatta, it is commonly called a gauntlet-sword in English.
Traditionally, Maratha warriors were trained to fight with dual pata by bearing one in each hand. Alternatively, a single pata was used in addition to a belt, javelin, or axe in the other hand. The sword was also used by cavalry soldiers for its thrusting ability and was found more effective when two soldiers fought together as pairs.
One of the best pata collections can be seen at the Durbar Hall, Shiva Nivas Palace, at Udaipur, Rajasthan. The erstwhile rulers—the royal family of Mewar—owns the collection. It is displayed along with many other bladed weapons.
Usage examples of "pata".
Anward Nogosh Pata, assures me your father is a kind man who loves you, and you will in no way be punished by returning home.
Inca Rocca his elder and legitimate brother, Apu Mayta, Vicaquirau, Quillis-cacha, Urco Huaranca, Chima Chaui Pata Yupanqui, Viracocha Inca Paucar, and Mircoy-mana the tutor of Inca Yupanqui.
Benito Patas, one of her bodyguards, always came to her bed when her father was out of town.
But to his astonish- H ment, the chief witness for the State turned out to be none other than Benito Patas, the bodyguard.
Benito Patas had been with the Carmine family so long and had been so trusted that he had been allowed to be in the room at meetings where confidential matters of business were discussed, and since that business consisted of every illegal activity on the police statutes, Patas was privy to a great deal of information.
When the police had apprehended Patas minutes after he had cold-bloodedly murdered and mutilated the new boyfriend of his mistress, they had threatened him with life imprisonment, and Patas had reluctantly agreed to help the police build their case against Carmine in exchange for a lighter sentence.
Chapter 19 She was naked in her bed, and she could feel the male hardness of Benito Patas pressing into her groin.
But to his astonishment, the chief witness for the state turned out to be none other than Benito Patas, the bodyguard.
Patas had been with the Carmine family so long and had been so trusted that he had been allowed to be in the room at meetings where confidential matters of business were discussed, and since that business consisted of every illegal activity on the police statutes, Patas had been privy to a great deal of information.
When the police apprehended Patas minutes after he had cold-bloodedly murdered and mutilated the new boyfriend of his mistress, they had threatened him with life imprisonment, and Patas had reluctantly agreed to help the police build their case against Carmine in exchange for a lighter sentence.
The decorative painting of the masts and cabins and rails spoke of time spent in Varhees among the Ko Patas, renowned for their woodworking prowess, but Sabirene ships traditionally eschewed paint, preferring the beauty of natural wood grains brought out by hand rubbing.
Quite possibly, the rotten Patata was just being spiteful: forcing us to row in by jolly-boat rather than giving us an easier option.
Los seis brazos se movieron bruscamente, articulándose como patas de una gigantesca araña.
Todas esas figuras eran de bulto y proyectaban sombras en el piso, y un ciego las podía reconocer mediante el solo tacto, y las patas delanteras de los caballos no tocaban el suelo y no se caían, como si se hubieran encabritado.
El monstruo, golpeado en plena carrera, se retorció bajo el bloque de piedra que le clavaba al suelo, lo hizo caer y avanzó de nuevo hacia mí con un paso incierto, arrastrando tras de sí las patas rotas.