Ma-metre

In Japan, the beat is extended and contracted. This is called “ma-beat,” and instead of going forward at the fixed timing of “one, two, three, four,” “to” is added, as in “one, two, three,” etc. This “to” is the “to” that is used to match the song on the spot. This “to” is the “to” that is matched to the song on the spot. The “to” also corresponds to the backbeat. Musashi’s “Gorinsho” (The Book of Five Rings) discusses beats and divides them into “sakayuru-beats,” “otorofuru-beats,” and “somoku-beats. This is the interesting part. The beats can be drawn or disobeyed.
In other words, when we talk about Japanese kata, we have to take into consideration the “ma” that cmes in and out of patterns, styles, and forms, and the “place” in which the live performers, dancers, and martial artists are involved and surrounded. In other words, the Japanese kata contains such “ma”.