| 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.) | |
| Daki-age: | Embrace high. Judo hip technique. | |
| Dan: | (Grade, Level, Step) A term used in the Japanese, Okinawan and Korean martial arts for anyone who has achieved the rank of at least first-degree black belt, but in reality, training time and experience determine knowledge and level. | |
| Dang: | A term used in the Vietnamese 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. | |
| Dansha: | 1st dan through 4th dan black belts. | |
| Dayang: | The female black belt ranks in the Filipino art arnis de mano. | |
| Degree: | A word used to indicate a black belt rank. | |
| 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.” | |
| De-ashi-harai: | Advancing foot sweep. Judo foot technique. | |
| 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: | or tobok. Korean term for a martial arts uniform. | |
| Dobo: | Japanese term for 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.” From do which means way, or a philosophical approach to training, and jo, which means place. A place where Japanese martial arts philosophy and techniques 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. | |
| Dumog: | An early form of wrestling practiced by Filipino natives. |
