Aka are pre-arranged sets of movement or "forms" in the Burmese martial arts. They serve as a straightforward way of passing down all of a style's techniques unto the student. They can be practiced as a form of physical conditioning, to develop muscle memory, or demonstrated as part of a public performance.

Aka in the Hanthawaddy bando system

The Hanthawaddy style contains nine basic forms and nine animal forms, as well as several weapon forms.

Basic forms

1. Point form (Protecting the territory)
2. Square form (Defensive stepping)
3. Cross form (Balance and movement)
4. T-form (Counter-attack)
5. Triangle form (Deceptive defense)
6. Circle form (Evasive defense)
7. Points star form (Salutation to nature/night)
8. Sun form (Salutation to the sun)
9. Line form (Salutation to warrior monks)

Animal forms

• Boar
• Bull
• Cobra: The cobra form emphasizes lightning quick strikes similar to the strikes of a cobra
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• Eagle: The eagle form resembles an eagle
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   in flight by using varying angles and types of attack.
• Panther
• Python
• Scorpion
• Tiger
• Viper

Weapon forms

• Long stick: Four Winds, Four Corners, Horseman, Pilgrim staff
• Medium stick and short stick
• Staff: Mandalay staff, Min Dha
  Dha (sword)
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  , Monk dha
  Dha (sword)
  Dha is the Burmese word for "knife." The term dha is conventionally used refer to a wide variety of knives and swords used by many people across Indochina, especially present-day Myanmar , Thailand, Yunnan, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam.-Origins:The broad use and diffusion of the dha across Southeast...
  
  
• Animal staff: Cobra, Tiger, Boar, Eagle