aikido
noun /aɪˈkiːdəʊ/
/aɪˈkiːdəʊ/
[uncountable] (from Japanese)- a Japanese system of fighting in which you hold and throw your opponentTopics Sports: other sportsc2Word Origin1950s: from Japanese aikidō, literally ‘way of adapting the spirit’, from ai ‘together, unify’ + ki ‘spirit’ + dō ‘way’.