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jitsu

jitsu

11 8.8
A Japanese fighting art that uses holds and throws to protect yourself
  • noun
  • /ˈdʒɪtsu/
translation icon : jiu-jitsu
  • In my dojo, we focus on grappling techniques in jitsu classes.
  • jiu jitsu
  • Brazilian jiu jitsu
  • tae-jitsu

So there's a move in jiu jitsu called a false reap.

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Examples

  • What you want if you have to defend yourself is jiu-jitsu training.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Put it in the back somewhere watching live jiu jitsu matches.

  • Yeah, you got very good at jiu jitsu very fast.

  • I hold a blue belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and train at American Top Team.

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  • I began doing Brazilian Jiu Jitsu non-competitively six months ago, and it has completely changed my life.

    Blog text (1)
  • So I did Gracie Jiu Jitsu, I did Brazilian jiu Jitsu in college for several years.

  • Condit found himself in a bad spot early on the ground with Prater, a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt.

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  • Many people choose to practice jitsu to enhance their self-defense skills.

  • He has been training in jitsu for several years and has mastered many moves.

Synonyms

jujitsu
vsjitsu
1 7.7

A Japanese fighting art for self-defense that uses holds and throws

has identical meaning but appears in the other spelling form
jujutsu
vsjitsu
1 9.9

A Japanese fighting art that uses throws, holds, and an opponent's strength to defend yourself

shares the same sense but is written using the alternate spelling
jiujitsu
vsjitsu
  • Specialized
8.1

A way of defending yourself without weapons by using an attacker's force against them

focuses narrowly on a Japanese grappling style rather than broader origins

Surface Forms

jitsu singular
jitsus plural

Etymology

Jitsu comes from the Japanese word jutsu, which means 'technique' or 'skill' and is used in names like jiu-jitsu. So jitsu refers to a fighting style that focuses on close combat and practical self-defense moves.