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This dictionary is a collection of terms and definitions of various styles, phrases and concepts of the martial arts. We wish to make this the most authoritative dictionary on the web. So, if you see a term that is not present, please send the term with an acurate definition to webmaster@elite-fighters.com

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Da: (dah) strike, seventh characteristic of defense

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.

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: A term used in the Japanese martial arts for anyone who has achieved the rank of at least first-degree black belt.

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.

Denzook: No count.

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.

De ashi barai: Forward foot sweep.

Deshi: "Disciple" or "student."

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: "The place of the way." A training hall or gymnasium where Japanese martial arts are practiced.

Doshu: "Master" or "master of the way."

Dozukiri: The second stage of kyudo in which the archer sets his body into a firm stance.

Duan-Ju: (doo-ahn joo) short range, distance at which the opponent can easily reach victim with his hands and feet

Dumog: An early form of wrestling practiced by Filipino natives.

Dung-Tao: (duhng dow) feeling as if the head is pulled upward on a cord

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