jitsu
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9.5
A specific skill or move used in Japanese martial arts
- noun
- /ˈdʒɪtsu/
- Specialized
:
técnica
- She practiced jitsu regularly to enhance her skills in traditional Japanese martial arts.
- jiu-jitsu
Like I for me to really acknowledge the mental jiu jitsu helps.
- Like I for me to really acknowledge the mental jiu jitsu helps.
- And there were some really almost Machiavellian style principles on how to deal with a little bit of kind of like political jiu jitsu type of thing, right?
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Examples
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Many students enroll in a martial arts class to learn jitsu techniques for self-defense.
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In that instance, judo and jiu jitsu uniforms play a major role with the techniques during the art.
Blog text (23) -
So here we're going to the book where I talk about why to start with Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, start with Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
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He was really quite cordial, though earnest about his jiu-jitsu doctrine.
Fiction book (1991) -
He trains in jitsu to improve his defense skills in competitions.
Synonyms
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9.9
A fighting move used in Japanese martial arts
is the same meaning but uses an alternate Romanized spelling
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Etymology
Jitsu comes from the Japanese jutsu, meaning 'method' or 'technique'. So a jitsu is a particular skill or move that students learn and practice in martial arts to become better.