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Coming from a background in karate, I don't think that aikido has kata as other empty-hand martial arts understand it, although I have seen a few tai sabaki drills that sort of come close. Kihon is kihon, not kata, and kihon waza as Jon describes it is ippon kumite. Both are distinct from the practice of kata. The only place where I've seen kata in aikido is in weapons practice.