judo
noun
ju·do ˈjü-(ˌ)dō 
: a sport developed from jujitsu that emphasizes the use of quick movement and leverage to throw an opponent
judoist
ˈjü-ˌdō-ist
noun 
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Judo is a martial art that emphasizes the use of quick movement and leverage to throw an opponent. Its techniques are generally intended to turn an opponent's force to one's own advantage rather than to oppose it directly. The opponent must be thrown cleanly, pinned, or mastered through the application of pressure to arm joints or the neck. Judo evolved out of the older martial art jujitsu in late-19th-century Japan, but it is now practiced primarily as sport. It became an Olympic sport for men in 1964; women's judo was added in 1992.
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Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2022 The other Guinean athletes are swimmers Mamadou Tahirou Bah and Fatoumata Lamarana Toure, 100-meter runner Aissata Deen Conte and judo competitor Mamadou Samba Bah. Star Tribune, 22 July 2021 Then came a grappling sequence, which favored Harrison, the judo expert, and finally the punches that prompted the referee to stop the bout. New York Times, 2 July 2022 His character rose to become boss of the Montecito but remained the tough guy who had learned judo in an undercover division of the U.S. government. Lindsey Bahr, Chron, 7 July 2022 Unlike the oligarchs who were longtime friends of Putin—such as his former judo sparring partner Arkady Rotenberg and media tycoon Yuri Kovalchuk—Sechin doesn’t appear to have been rewarded with a significant ownership in any businesses. Giacomo Tognini, Forbes, 2 May 2022 All the judo, jujitsu, gun fu, striking and stunt scenes were repeated over and over again, daily. Ian Douglass, Men's Health, 4 Apr. 2022 At first, Putin, a judo expert who has not been shy about being photographed bare-chested, appeared interested in bringing Russia closer to the West. Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2022 Photos have circulated of the Russian leader playing hockey, hunting shirtless and taking opponents down on the judo mat. Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2022 See More
Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2022 The other Guinean athletes are swimmers Mamadou Tahirou Bah and Fatoumata Lamarana Toure, 100-meter runner Aissata Deen Conte and judo competitor Mamadou Samba Bah. Star Tribune, 22 July 2021 Then came a grappling sequence, which favored Harrison, the judo expert, and finally the punches that prompted the referee to stop the bout. New York Times, 2 July 2022 His character rose to become boss of the Montecito but remained the tough guy who had learned judo in an undercover division of the U.S. government. Lindsey Bahr, Chron, 7 July 2022 Unlike the oligarchs who were longtime friends of Putin—such as his former judo sparring partner Arkady Rotenberg and media tycoon Yuri Kovalchuk—Sechin doesn’t appear to have been rewarded with a significant ownership in any businesses. Giacomo Tognini, Forbes, 2 May 2022 All the judo, jujitsu, gun fu, striking and stunt scenes were repeated over and over again, daily. Ian Douglass, Men's Health, 4 Apr. 2022 At first, Putin, a judo expert who has not been shy about being photographed bare-chested, appeared interested in bringing Russia closer to the West. Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2022 Photos have circulated of the Russian leader playing hockey, hunting shirtless and taking opponents down on the judo mat. Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Japanese jūdō, from jū weakness, gentleness + dō art
First Known Use
1889, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
judo
noun
ju·do ˈjü-dō
: a sport developed in Japan in which opponents try to throw or pin each other to the ground