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Daab
A Thai sword used in Krabi Krabong.
  
Dachi
Stance.
  
Dai Kissaki
Enlarged point on a Japanese sword, a style more commonly found on swords from the 1700's.
  
Daisan
The completed drawing phase of kyudo.
  
Daisho
"Big and small." Two swords, one long and the other short, worn by the samurai class in feudal Japan.
  
Daishô
(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).
  
Daito
A long sword, whose cutting edge, was over 24 inches in length, as contrasted with such shorter swords as the wakizashi (18 inches.)
  
Dan
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.
  
Danjun
Part of the body just below the navel which is believed to be the source of ki.
  
Dayang
The female black belt ranks in the Filipino art arnis de mano.
  
De Ashi Barai
Forward foot sweep
  
Deru Pon
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.
  
Deshi
Disciple" or "student.
  
Dihue
An assistant instructor.
  
Djuroes
Dancelike fighting movements used in the Indonesian martial arts, similar to karate katas.
  
Do
"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.
  
Dobak
Korean term for a martial arts uniform.
  
Dogi
Japanese term for a martial arts uniform.
  
Dogu
Tools, equipment, or instruments used in martial arts practice.
  
Dohyo
A circular ring, fifteen feet in diameter, in which sumo contests are conducted.
  
Dohyo Iri
The ceremonial entry of the sumo champions into the arena.
  
Dojang
"Training hall" or "gymnasium." Any facility in which the Korean martial arts are practiced.
  
Dojo
Exercise Hall, place where one practises martial arts, litterally « the place where one learns the way »
  
Dojo Kun
The dojo principles
  
Doshu
Master" or "master of the way.
  
Dozukiri
The second stage of kyudo in which the archer sets his body into a firm stance.
  
Dumog
An early form of wrestling practiced by Filipino natives.
  
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