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jujitsu

jujitsu

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A Japanese fighting art for self-defense that uses holds and throws
  • noun
  • /dʒuːˈdʒɪtsu/
translation icon : judo
  • In jujitsu, practitioners learn how to use their opponent's force against them.

Like OK, I I enjoyed jujitsu I I try to train as much as I can.

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Examples

  • When did you first get exposed to jujitsu or martial arts?

  • Like I, I love jujitsu because of that, the mental aspect of it, the chess kind of aspect of it.

  • I've just started trying to do jujitsu for about maybe like four or five training sessions and it is hard.

  • Jujitsu isn't hard to learn once you get used to the uses of the shifting balance.

  • For a far better account than this admittedly concise summary, I cannot recommend strongly enough the book "Mastering Jujitsu" by Renzo Gracie and John Danaher!

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  • Jujitsu emphasizes using jujitsu holds and throws to defend oneself effectively.

  • Many people practice jujitsu to improve their self-defense skills without weapons.

Synonyms

martial art
vsjujitsu
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A traditional form of fighting practiced for self defense and sport

is a specific Japanese instance of that traditional combat class
jujutsu
vsjujitsu
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A Japanese fighting art that uses throws, holds, and an opponent's strength to defend yourself

is the same meaning but differs only in written form or spelling
jiujitsu
vsjujitsu
  • Specialized
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A way of defending yourself without weapons by using an attacker's force against them

is specifically the Japanese traditional martial system rather than a mixed origin method

How Physical

judo
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jujitsu
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aikido
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tai chi
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Surface Forms

jujitsu singular
jujitsus plural

Etymology

The word jujitsu comes from Japanese parts ju meaning 'gentle' and jitsu meaning 'art' or 'technique', so the name can be thought of as the 'gentle art'. This helps explain the sport: jujitsu uses holds, throws and an attacker's own force to defend rather than raw strength.