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
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The two beetles face off in battle, until the first manages to get enough leverage to toss his romantic rival off the stump in a deft display of insect jujitsu.
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Ars Technica, 14 Jan. 2025
The filmmaker arrived in Los Angeles in the early ‘90s, offering to teach jujitsu at a martial arts school in exchange for a place to crash.
—Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
Joining me on the vessel was Alejandro Mira, a veterinarian from Medellín, and Joshua Wilson, an American jujitsu champion and world traveler who had hitched a ride with Mira and me and was sharing the experience with his followers on social media.
—Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 June 2024
All these techniques are a form of psychological jujitsu that turns vulnerabilities into strengths.
—Elke U. Weber, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2020
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Ars Technica, 14 Jan. 2025
The filmmaker arrived in Los Angeles in the early ‘90s, offering to teach jujitsu at a martial arts school in exchange for a place to crash.
—Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
Joining me on the vessel was Alejandro Mira, a veterinarian from Medellín, and Joshua Wilson, an American jujitsu champion and world traveler who had hitched a ride with Mira and me and was sharing the experience with his followers on social media.
—Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 June 2024
All these techniques are a form of psychological jujitsu that turns vulnerabilities into strengths.
—Elke U. Weber, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2020
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“Jujitsu.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jujitsu. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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