Kata has application in many aspects of life. A Kata can refer to any basic form, routine, or pattern of behavior that is practiced to various levels of mastery. In Japanese language, Kata is a frequently-used word meaning "way of doing things," with emphasis on the form and order of the process. Other meanings are "training method" and "formal exercise." Once such mastery is achieved, the theory goes, the doing of a thing perfectly is as easy as thinking it.