jodo
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A Japanese fighting art that uses a short wooden staff for training and self defense
- noun
- /ˈdʒoʊdoʊ/
- Specialized
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jodo
- Learning jodo helped her improve her focus and coordination.
Examples
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He practices jodo every Saturday.
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Many students enjoy learning jodo at the dojo.
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He has practiced jodo for several years at the local dojo.
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The jodo demonstration impressed everyone with its precise movements and discipline.
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During the jodo class, students practiced their techniques with the short staff.
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He learned jodo to improve his self-defense skills using a traditional weapon.
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After years of training in jodo, she felt confident in her ability to defend herself.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Jodo comes from Japanese parts jo meaning 'short staff' and do meaning 'way' or 'path', and the same do is in words like judo and kendo and in dojo, the place you train. So jodo means the 'way of the staff', which explains why it is a martial art using a short staff.