Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The Japanese art of self-defense without weapons, now widely used as a system of physical training. It depends for its efficiency largely upon the principle of making clever use of an opponent's strength, weight, and movements to disable or injure him, and by applying pressure so that his opposing movement will throw him out of balance, dislocate or break a joint, etc. It opposes knowledge and skill to brute strength, and demands an extensive practical knowledge of human anatomy.
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- noun Alternative spelling of
jujitsu .
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- noun 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 strength
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Examples
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I've been practicing and teaching martial arts for 45 years and currently hold an 8th degree black belt in jujutsu and a 5th degree in kenjutsu (the art of Japanese swordplay).
Interview with Jonathan Maberry, author of Patient Zero 2009
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I’ve been practicing and teaching martial arts for 45 years and currently hold an 8th degree black belt in jujutsu and a 5th degree in kenjutsu (the art of Japanese swordplay).
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These techniques were developed around the principle of using an attacker's energy against him, rather than directly opposing it, and came to be known as jujutsu
Connecticut Bob 2008
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There are a lot of popular misconceptions about jujutsu.
Interview with Jonathan Maberry, author of Patient Zero 2009
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Labels: jujutsu, video posted by dubjay at 6:32 PM
Archive 2009-02-01 Walter Jon Williams 2009
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There's nothing like learning jujutsu from a chirrupy-voiced upperclass English lady, as seen in this classic video from 1931.
England--- Home of Jujutsu Walter Jon Williams 2009
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Labels: jujutsu, video posted by dubjay at 6:32 PM
England--- Home of Jujutsu Walter Jon Williams 2009
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There's nothing like learning jujutsu from a chirrupy-voiced upperclass English lady, as seen in this classic video from 1931.
Archive 2009-02-01 Walter Jon Williams 2009
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Ann, by highlighting the Kennedy reference, I think you distract from the brilliant jujutsu of Obama's counter.
"I find the manner in which they've been running their campaign sort of depressing, lately." Ann Althouse 2008
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In the ultimate “take lemons and make lemonade” jujutsu move, Cheney has re-interpreted the Constitutional vagueness of the powers of his office as evidence that he is an entirely distinct branch of government.
Unto Himself Sean 2007
bilby commented on the word jujutsu
Do the Chinese and Japanese have different spellings/pronunciations? I remember my Japanese flatmate said jujitsu so that's the way I remember it.
December 22, 2007
mollusque commented on the word jujutsu
I'm used to jujitsu, but listed jujutsu as a monovocalic variant. OED2 says jujutsu is a former spelling; Weirdnet gives the same definition for both.
December 22, 2007
michaelchang commented on the word jujutsu
anyway it is a fight between u and i
December 22, 2007