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jujitsu
noun
ju·jit·su
variants
or less commonly jujutsu
or jiujitsu
: an art of weaponless fighting employing holds, throws, and paralyzing blows to subdue or disable an opponent
Examples of jujitsu in a Sentence
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UConn then edged Villanova 66-65 in a physical game that had coach Dan Hurley talking about jujitsu, Muay Thai and UFC fighting.
—John Marshall, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2024
This one was from the heart of a 20-year-old jujitsu fighter who was last seen at the gym and was found dead in his bed two days later.
—Emily Baumgaertner Ariana Drehsler, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2024
Some of the debate has played out within popular online forums for Brazilian jujitsu.
—John Wiegand, New York Times, 17 Sep. 2023
In the Robbins Era, the leading motivators tend to be former Division 1 decathletes or jujitsu black belts who post on Instagram about hitting the gym at 4:32 a.m.
—Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2023
The tech mogul took up Brazilian jujitsu during the pandemic and participated in the Murph Challenge on Memorial Day of this year, named after a Navy SEAL who was killed in action in Afghanistan.
—Erin Prater, Fortune Well, 3 Nov. 2023
Zuckerberg’s weekly workouts During the pandemic, the tech tycoon began training in Brazilian jujitsu, a type of martial art.
—Alexa Mikhail, Fortune Well, 17 Aug. 2023
One martial art with comparatively strong governance is judo, which focuses more on throws and takedowns but like Brazilian jujitsu traces its lineage back to Japanese forms of jujitsu.
—John Wiegand, New York Times, 17 Sep. 2023
After Musk, Twitter’s owner, commented about Zuckerberg’s social media app Threads, one of Musk’s social media followers jokingly warned him that Zuckerberg knows jujitsu.
—Maham Javaid, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2023
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Word History
Etymology
Japanese jūjutsu, from jū weakness, gentleness + jutsu art, skill
First Known Use
1875, in the meaning defined above
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“Jujitsu.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jujitsu. Accessed 13 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
jujitsu
noun
ju·jit·su
variants
or jujutsu
or jiujitsu
or jiujutsu
jü-ˈjit-sü
: the Japanese art of unarmed fighting using holds, throws, and paralyzing blows
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