Alias · Standing
D-leg
Also known as Double Leg Entry — the canonical term used on this site.
Training background: abbreviated
Slang clipping of double leg
D-leg is slang for the double leg — clipping “double” to its initial in fast, informal speech.
Etymology. “D-leg” compresses “double leg” by reducing “double” to “D,” a quick verbal shorthand. It carries no lineage beyond the abbreviation and stays purely colloquial.
Mechanics. The double leg finishes by driving the opponent’s hips off their base — destabilisation reaching the hips is a takedown, where the same force reaching only the hands or arms would be a mere off-balance. The entry succeeds when the drive moves the hips, not just the upper body.
Cross-reference. “Double leg takedown” and “Doubles” are sibling aliases. Full mechanical coverage on Double Leg Entry.