Tuttle Dictionary Martial Arts Korea, China & Japan. Daniel Kogan

      dit (C) [Common Usage] to fall

      Di Tang (M) [Style] (lit. Ground Lying) a ground-fighting art that is divided into northern and southern styles

      dit da jow (C) [Medicine] see tit da jau

      diu (C) [Kahm Na] see diao

      diu kok ma (C) [Wihng Cheun] see doih kok man

      diu lian (M) [Common Usage] see mouh min

      diu lihm (C) [Common Usage] see mouh min

      di wo (M) [Common Usage] see deih to

      do (J, K) [Common Usage] (lit. the Way) A term used to denote many Japanese and Korean ascetic disciplines. It is written with the same character as the Chinese term Dao.

      do (J) [Kendo, Naginata] 1 a blow that strikes the torso of the body 2 chest protector, plastron; the part of the armor that protects the torso of the trainee

      do (K) [Common Usage] broadsword

      dobok (K) [Common Usage] (lit. Way Clothes) uniform

      dobok baji (K) [Common Usage] uniform pants

      dobok gae neun beop (K) [Common Usage] uniform-folding method

      dobok sang eui (K) [Common Usage] uniform top

      doburoku (J) [Common Usage] strong, less refined, thick, white sake

      Dogen (J) [Zen] a master of Zen and founder of the Soto school of Zen, who lived in the thirteenth century

      doggijil (K) [Tae Kyon] strike with the blade of the hand

      dogi (J) [Common Usage] training uniform

      Dogyo (K) [Common Usage] Taoism

      dohimo (J) [Kendo, Naginata] cords or strings at the back of the do, used to tie it in place

      doh lohk (C) [Common Usage] to lose dignity, to fall

      dohyo (J) [Sumo] sumo ring; it is 4.55 meters in diameter and is delineated by half-buried straw bales that have been filled with earth. Women are not allowed to enter practice and competition dohyo, in accordance with ancient Shinto beliefs

      dohyo iri (J) [Sumo] (lit. Ring Entrance) a ceremony in which the rikishi enter the dohyo, and pledge themselves to fight fairly

      doi (C) [Common Usage] big

      Doi Choi Fa Daaih Gok Kyuhn (C) [Baahk Hok] a hand form

      doih biu (C) [Common Usage] to represent

      doih kok mah (C) [Wihng Cheun] diagonal stance

      doih tai (C) [Common Usage] to replace

      dojang (K) [Common Usage] (7(7. Way Place) training hall

      dojang gyuchik (K) [Common Usage] training-hall rules

      do jeh (C) [Common Usage] see gam jeh

      doji jogai (J) [Competitive Budo] both competitors have moved outside of the competitive area

      do jime (J) [Judo] (lit. Body Strangle) a technique in which the opponent's torso is squeezed with one's legs; a body scissors hold

      dojo (J) [Common Usage] (lit. Place of the Way) originally a site for Buddhist meditation or spiritual exercises, in budo it means the martial arts training hall

      dojo arashi (J) [Common Usage] (lit. Dojo Storming) the practice of visiting a dojo to challenge a teacher or his senior students to extort money or to make a name for oneself; also called dojo yaburi

      doju (K) [Common Usage] the founder of an art

      dojung e seo garo mak da (K) [Common Usage] to intercept

      doju nim (K) [Common Usage] the founder of an art (with the honorific suffix "nim" appended)

      doka (J) [Common Usage] 1 (lit. Songs of the Way) short didactic poems, written by budo teachers that present their views on the principles and technical aspects of the art 2 a type of match (incendiary device) used and made by ninja

      dokaeshi men (J) [Kendo] a counter used against an attack to do, attacking the opponent's head after parrying his attack

      dokko (J) [Acupressure] the pressure point in the hollow behind the jawbone and below the ears

      Dokkodo (J) [Common Usage] the name of a text by Miyamoto Musashi, explaining some of the philosophical and spiritual concepts he felt were important in studying the martial arts

      Dokogata (O) [Karate] a kata practiced in Kojo-ryu

      doksuri (K) [Common Usage] eagle

      Dokyo (J) [Common Usage] Taoism

      dol da (K) [Common Usage] to turn

      dolgi (K) [Taekwondo] turn

      doljae jil (K) [Tae Kyon] jumping leg block

      dolli da (K) [Common Usage] to turn (something), to twist (something)

      dollim baejigi (K) [Ssi Rum] balance-turning stomach-lifting technique

      dollimyeo makgi (K) [Taekwondo] circular turning block

      dollyeo bburi chigi (K) [Ssi Rum] turning-and-throwing technique

      dollyeo chagi (K) [Taekwondo, Tang Soo Do] turning kick, spinning kick, round kick

      dollyeo jireugi (K) [Taekwondo] turning punch, round punch

      dollyeo naeryeo chagi (K) [Taekwondo] turning downward kick, turning axe kick

      dolmyeo chagi (K) [Taekwondo] midair kick

      domang ga da (K) [Common Usage] to escape (from an attacker), to run away

      domo (J) [Common Usage] used in informal settings as both a way to say thank you and as a greeting

      Domyogata (O) [Karate] a kata practiced in Kojo-ryu

      dong (C) [Common Usage] to block, resist, obstruct

      dong (K) [Tae Kyon] equivalent of the dan rankings of other Korean and Japanese martial arts

      dong (M) [Common Usage] east

      dong gae (K) [Kung Do] bow case

      dong gwaih maih (C) [Medicine] the tail end of a root commonly used in Chinese medicine to reduce swelling and pain

      dong gwai mei (C) [Medicine] see dong gwaih maih

      Dong Hai Chuan (M) [Master] the founder of baguazhang

      Dong Hak (K) [Common Usage] (lit. Eastern Learning) a indigenous Korean religion created in the 1860s that combined Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, and Shamanism

      dongjak (K) [Common Usage] movement, move

      dong tian (M) [Common Usage] the winter season

      Dong Yang musul (K) [Common Usage] Asian martial art

      don hei jo geuk (C) [Common Usage] a crane stance on the left leg

      don Ion (C) [Common Usage] horizontal palm strike

      dora chagi (K) [Kuk Sool] turning kick, spinning kick

      dosa (K) [Common Usage] Taoist or Buddhist master, spiritual guide

      Dosan hyeong (K) [Taekwondo] see To San hyung

      doshin (J) [Common Usage] a low-ranking police officer in Japan's feudal police force

      Doshu (J) [Aikido] (lit. Master of the Way) term for the head of Aikikai aikido; used when referring to Ueshiba Kisshomaru, the son of Ueshiba Morihei

      do sul (K) [Common Usage] 1 broadsword technique 2 Taoist magical skill

      dotai (J) [Sumo] a term meaning both rikishi have fallen or stepped out of the ring simultaneously

      dot cheuih (C) [Common Usage] horizontal backfist

      doton-jutsu (J) [Nin-jutsu] camouflage and concealment techniques

      dou (C) [Weapon] broadsword or knife

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