Sing (C) [Style] a northern style founded by Kau Sae, based on the fighting movements of the monkey, divided into five forms: Drunken, Lost, Stone, Tall, and Wood Monkey
Dai Sing Pek Gwa (C) [Style] (lit. Great Sage Chopping and Raising) a northern style incorporating the fighting movements of the monkey founded by Gan Duk Hoi; it incorporates the Deih Sing style and the Pek Gwa style into one fighting system
daito (J) [Weapon] long sword
Daito-ryu (J) [style] a system of unarmed and armed combat systematized by Takeda Sokaku; it was studied by Ueshiba Morihei before he created modern aikido
dai wong (C) [Medicine] see daaih wong
dajio (O) [Weapon] a pair of short wooden rods joined by a long rope
daki age (J) [Judo] a technique in which the opponent is raised from the mat
dak jeuih (C) [Common Usage] to offend, to insult
da kuai hsing (M) [Yang Taijiquan] see da kuai xing
da kuai xing (M) [Yang Taijiquan] (lit. The Big Chief Star) a movement from the Yang Taiji Sword form
dallyeon baek (K) [Taekwondo] training bag
dallyeon gong (K) [Taekwondo] training ball, striking ball
dallyeon gu (K) [Taekwondo] training aids
dallyeon ha da (K) [Common Usage] to train
dallyeon ju (K) [Taekwondo] training post, makiwara post
Dal Ma (K) [Common Usage] see Da Mo
Dal Ma Daesa (K) [Common Usage] great priest Bodhidharma (honorific title for Bodhidharma)
Da Mo (M) [Common Usage] Bodhidharma; an Indian prince turned Buddhist monk, who is credited with the introduction of Chan (Zen) philosophy to China. It is believed he went to the Shaolin Temple around 520 and introduced a series of exercises known as the Shiba Luohan Shou to help the monks stay awake during the marathon meditative sessions required in Chan. He is also the reputed founder of the Xi Sui Jing and the Yi Ji Jing styles.
dan (J, K) [Common Usage] degree of black belt rank
dan (M) [Common Usage] see daam
dan (M) [Common Usage] single; only one
dan bao (M) [Common Usage] to sponsor an activity or a person
dan bao ren (M) [Common Usage] sponsors of an activity
danbong (K) [Common Usage] short stick
danbong sul (K) [Kuk Sool] short-stick skill
dan chi sau (C) [Wihng Cheun] see daahn chi sau
dan dao (M) [Weapon] single broadsword
dando (K) [Common Usage] short sword, dagger
dan dobok (K) [Taekwondo] uniform with black collar for students over fifteen years of age
dando makgi (K) [Kuk Sool] short-sword block
dan du (M) [Weapon] see daan dou
dan fan (M) [Medicine] a Chinese herbal medicine to treat open wounds
dang (M) [Common Usage] see dong
dangeom (K) [Common Usage] dagger
dangeom ssanggeom hyeong (K) [Kuk Sool] double short-sword form
dan geup jedo (K) [Taekwondo] rank system
Dang Fong (C) [Master] a prominent master of Huhng Ga and founder of the Yih Yuhng Tohng who studied under Wohng Fei Huhng and was a contemporary of Lahm Sai Wihng
danggyeo makgi (K) [Taekwondo] pulling block
dangnang (K) [Common Usage] praying mantis
dang saan sik (C) [Saan Dung Hak Fu Paai] see deng shan shi
Dang Su Do (K) [Style] see Tang Soo Do
Dan Gun (K) [Common Usage] see Tan Gun
Dan Gun hyeong (K) [Taekwondo] see Tan Gun hyung
dan huan zhang (M) [Baguazhang] single change palm
danjeon (K) [Common Usage] see danjun
danjeon hoheup (K) [Common Usage] abdominal breathing
danjeon hoheup beop (K) [Common Usage] abdominal-breathing method
dan jeung (K) [Common Usage] rank certificate
danjun (K) [Common Usage] energy center in the abdominal region, called the dan tian in Chinese
danpatsu shiki (J) [Sumo] a ceremony for the cutting of the topknot of a rikishi, signifying his retirement
danryoku (J) [Common Usage] flexibility
dan shui (M) [Common Usage] see daam seui
dantai (J) [Common Usage] group
dan tian (M) [Common Usage] An area in which the body can generate and store qi. There are three such areas: the upper area is located between the eyebrows; the middle is located at the solar plexus; and the lower is the area a few inches below the navel.
dan xiao (M) [Common Usage] see daam siu
dan xin (M) [Common Usage] see yau sauh
dan zhong (M) [Acupressure] a point located on the sternum
dao (M) [Common Usage] (lit. Way/Path) the way of the universe/nature; the "natural" way to one's end; or the journey down the path to enlightenment
Dao De Jing (M) [Common Usage] (lit. Classic of the Virtue of the Way) a book supposedly written by Lao Zi that consists of eighty-one verses that expound the philosophy of the dao
dar (M) [Bei He] see da
dari (K) [Common Usage] leg
dari beolligi (K) [Common Usage] leg split
dari beollyeo seogi (K) [Taekwondo] stance with the feet shoulder-width apart
dari hurigi (K) [Hapkido] leg-sweeping technique
dari pyeogi (K) [Common Usage] leg-stretching technique
dari reul gotge ha da (K) [Common Usage] to straighten the leg
dari reul pyeo da (K) [Common Usage] to stretch the legs
dari sai (K) [Common Usage] crotch, area between the legs
Daruma (J) [Common Usage] see Da Mo
daruma taiso (J) [Karate] a stretching exercise done in lotus position, involving a series of rolling and breathing movements
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