jiujitsu

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jiu·jit·su

J0045100 (jo͞o-jĭt′so͞o)n. Variant of jujitsu.

jiujitsu

(dʒuːˈdʒɪtsuː) or

jiujutsu

n (Martial Arts (other than Judo & Karate) & Combat Sports) variant spellings of jujitsu

ju•jit•su

(dʒuˈdʒɪt su)

also ju•jut•su

(-ˈdʒʌt-, -ˈdʒut-)

n. a Japanese method of defending oneself without weapons by using the strength and weight of one's adversary to disable him or her. [1870–75; < Japanese]

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Noun

jiujitsu - a method of self-defense without weapons that was developed in China and Japan; holds and blows are supplemented by clever use of the attacker's own weight and strengthjujitsu, jujutsumartial art - any of several Oriental arts of weaponless self-defense; usually practiced as a sport; "he had a black belt in the martial arts"Nihon, Nippon, Japan - a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building

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jiujitsu

jiujutsu

(jo͞ojĭt`so͞o): see judojudo
, sport of Japanese origin that makes use of the principles of jujitsu, a weaponless system of self-defense. Buddhist monks in China, Japan, and Tibet developed jujitsu over a period of 2,000 years as a system of defense that could be used against armed marauders and yet
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various forms of self-defense, usually weaponless, based on techniques developed in ancient China, India, and Tibet. In modern times they have come into wide use for self-protection, as competitive sports, and for exercise.
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ju•jit•su

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noun a method of self-defense without weapons that was developed in China and Japan

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