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| Chakuchi | Legitimate heir |
| Chi | Earth |
| Chiburi | Ritualized shaking of sword to remove blood and organ. Correctly known as chuburui, it is performed done in conjunction with wiping-off, so as not to sully one's saya (causing sticking damage) |
| Chikara | Strength |
| Chokkaku | Right angles |
| Chokusen | A straight line |
| Choshi | Rhythm |
| Chototsu | Atemi point between the eyes |
| Chu | Mid, middle |
| Chudan | Mid-level |
| Chudan Tsuki | Mid-level thrust; a punch to the abdominal region |
| Chudan no Kamae | Mid-level combative posture sword tip directed at throat, a basic Kamae |
| Chuden | Middle Scroll |
| Chugoshi | Middle hip. See: Iaigoshi |
| Amma | A massage, masseuse or masseur |
D
| Dachi | Stance |
| Dai | Great, large, major |
| Daicho | Large Intestine (LI) |
| Dai Kinniku | Major muscles, skletal muscles |
| Daimyo | Great Name, feudal landowners in medieval Japan |
| Daisho | Large and small, a set of long and short swords with matching furniture |
| Daitai | The thigh (also, momo) |
| Dai Teiji | Great 'figure of hand', a long deep kamae (see teiji) |
| Daito Ryu | Great Eastern Style (also, Oshikiuchi, Aiki Inyo-ho) (Theoretically) a formerly secret art taught to the highest level retainers of the Aizu clan. Was made public by Takeda Sokaku at the beginning of the 20th century. According to legend, it goes back over 800 years to Prince Tejin no Minamoto (Genji). |
| Dan | Rank; a modern ranking system (devised by Kano Jigoro, shihan, of the Kodokan); denotes black belt ranks. Ranks increase from 1- 10 |
| Danryoku | Elasticity, flexibility, resilience |
| De Geiko | Visiting (travel) Training, experiencing other schools and methods |
| Dembu | Buttocks |
| Densho | Transmission, scroll (list) |
| Dento | Tradition |
| Dentoteki | Traditional |
| Denko | Atemi point at the floating ribs |
| Deshi | Student or disciple |
| Do | (A/the) way, often used to denote arts with a self development emphasis (especially post-Meiji). See also, michi |
| Do | Chest plate or protector in armor (also, torso) |
| Dogi | Way clothes, training uniform |
| Dogu | Way equipment; training gear |
| Dojo | Way Place, a space for practicing an art or skill, denotes more than a just a 'gym' |
| Dojo Arashi | Dojo Storming, the practice of challenging everyone in a school to fight, the losers becoming students of the winner(s) |
| Dojo Cho | Chief (of a) dojo |
| Dokko | Pressure point behind the ear |
| Dome | Stop, a shield-type blocking reception (especially with the Jo) |
| Domo | Thanks (informal) |
| Domo Arigato | Thank you (mid-formal) |
| Dori | Taking, see: Tori |
| Doshin | (A series of) range of motion tests performed on UKE in Sotai |
| Doshu | Vessel of the way, head of a style (eg, Aikido Hombu's late 2nd Doshu, Kisshomaru Ueshiba) |
| Dozo | Please, go ahead |
| Du Mai | Governing Vessel (GV) |
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