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🤼 Grappling sport 🥋 Self-defense art
jiujitsu

jiujitsu

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A fighting sport where people fight on the ground and use holds to make an opponent give up
  • noun
  • /ˌdʒuːdʒˈɪtsuː/
translation icon : jiu-jitsu
  • In the championship, he demonstrated impressive jiujitsu moves that showcased his ability to outmaneuver his opponent.

Examples

  • She decided to take up jiujitsu to improve her self-defense skills and stay fit.

  • Hey, we got a jiujitsu guy!

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  • Just 'cause I'm a karateka doesn't mean that I wouldn't teach a bow and arrow choke from Brazilian jiujitsu, or an inside heel hook from Russian sambo.

    The Art of Self-Defense (2019)

  • During our training session, we practiced various jiujitsu techniques, focusing on submissions and ground control.

Synonyms

martial art
vsjiujitsu
75 2.9

A traditional form of fighting practiced for self defense and sport

is a specific competitive grappling style focused on ground fighting and submissions
jujitsu
vsjiujitsu
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A Japanese fighting art for self-defense that uses holds and throws

focuses on sport grappling with ground fighting and submission techniques
jujutsu
vsjiujitsu
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A Japanese fighting art that uses throws, holds, and an opponent's strength to defend yourself

focuses on sport grappling with ground fighting and submission techniques

Surface Forms

jiujitsu singular
jiujitsus plural

Etymology

Jiujitsu keeps the same Japanese roots ju ('gentle') and jutsu ('art'), but the sport became famous in Brazil as Brazilian jiujitsu, where the focus is on ground fighting and submission holds. That's why the name still fits: the sport wins by skill, technique and holds rather than by hitting.