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A Thai sword used in Krabi Krabong.
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| Dai Kissaki |
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Enlarged point on a Japanese sword, a style more commonly found on swords from the 1700's.
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| Daisan |
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The completed drawing phase of kyudo.
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| Daisho |
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"Big and small." Two swords, one long and the other short, worn by the samurai class in feudal Japan.
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(Japanese) Translated: Big and Small or long and short... The combination of the two swords of the Samurai. The Katana (the long sword) and the Wakizashi (the short one).
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| Daito |
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A long sword, whose cutting edge, was over 24 inches in length, as contrasted with such shorter swords as the wakizashi (18 inches.)
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The Korean word for degree, usually used as a suffix with a number prefix to indicate a practitioner's rank, as in shodan. First dan is the lowest degree and 10th dan is the highest.
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| Danjun |
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Part of the body just below the navel which is believed to be the source of ki.
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| Dayang |
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The female black belt ranks in the Filipino art arnis de mano.
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| Deru Pon |
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A term used to denote the winning of a judo contest in the opening seconds before a contestant has had time to adjust him or herself, or even grasped the opponent's jacket.
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| Deshi |
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Disciple" or "student.
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| Dihue |
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An assistant instructor.
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| Djuroes |
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Dancelike fighting movements used in the Indonesian martial arts, similar to karate katas.
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"Way" or "path." When this term is used as a suffix to a particular style of the Japanese martial arts, it is indicitive of more than just a means of combat. Do indicates a discipline and philosophy with moral and spiritual connotations, with the ultimate aim being enlightenment.
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| Dobak |
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Korean term for a martial arts uniform.
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| Dogi |
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Japanese term for a martial arts uniform.
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| Dogu |
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Tools, equipment, or instruments used in martial arts practice.
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| Dohyo |
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A circular ring, fifteen feet in diameter, in which sumo contests are conducted.
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| Dohyo Iri |
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The ceremonial entry of the sumo champions into the arena.
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| Dojang |
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"Training hall" or "gymnasium." Any facility in which the Korean martial arts are practiced.
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| Dojo |
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Exercise Hall, place where one practises martial arts, litterally « the place where one learns the way »
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| Doshu |
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Master" or "master of the way.
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| Dozukiri |
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The second stage of kyudo in which the archer sets his body into a firm stance.
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| Dumog |
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An early form of wrestling practiced by Filipino natives.
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