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judo

judo

19 3.2
Japanese fighting sport where you throw and hold an opponent using their strength
  • noun
  • /ˈdʒuːdoʊ/
translation icon : judo
  • To the untrained eye, yes, judo and jiu jitsu are pretty much the same.

When I was a kid, judo was was mandatory.

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Examples

  • - I know some judo.

  • And you know, when I was younger, I took judo.

  • - I took a judo class in high school.

  • How long you been doing judo?

  • Yeah, let's just practice some hand traps and some Judo moves.

  • Barbara moves fast, flipping the assailant over her shoulder in an expert judo move.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • Additionally, several sports may be modified for individuals with disabilities (e.g., track and field, swimming, judo, baseball).

    Academic text (2015)
  • In judo, practitioners learn to leverage their opponent's strength to perform effective throws.

  • She has been practicing judo for several years and enjoys the discipline it teaches.

  • The local gym offers judo classes for beginners interested in learning the martial art.

How Striking

kickboxing
21 3.0
taekwondo
11 5.9
karate
113 3.5
martial art
75 2.9
judo
19 3.2
aikido
7 7.0

Surface Forms

judo singular
judos plural

Etymology

Judo comes from the Japanese parts ju ('gentle' or 'flexible') and do ('way' or 'path'), so it literally means the 'gentle way'. That's why judo is a martial art and sport that teaches using an opponent's strength and balance, with throws and holds instead of pure force.