jiujitsu

jiujitsu
   (joo-JIT-soo) Japanese, from Chinese: soft technique] A system of hand-to-hand combat that developed in the 1500s, involving methods of kicking, hitting, throwing, etc., calculated to turn an opponent’s weight and strength against him. judo, karate, and aikido are based partly on principles of jujitsu.
   See also tae kwon do.

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  • jiujitsu — n. [Jap., soft technique.] 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. Syn: jujitsu, jiujutsu, jujutsu. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • jiujitsu — m DEFINICIJA v. džu džucu …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • jiujitsu — [jo͞o jit′so͞o΄] n. var. of JUJITSU: also jiujutsu [jo͞ojut′so͞o, jo͞ojoot′so͞o] …   English World dictionary

  • Jiujitsu — Jujutsu Ju jut su, Jujitsu Ju jit su, Jiujutsu Jiu jut su, Jiujitsu Jiu jit su n. [Jap. j[=u]jutsu; j[=u] soft (prob. because no weapons are used) + jutsu art.] The Japanese art of self defense without weapons, now widely used as a system of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • jiujitsu — variant of jujitsu …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Jiujitsu — Ju jitsu Jiu Jitsu 柔術 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • jiujitsu — /jooh jit sooh/, n. jujitsu. Also, jiujutsu /jooh jut sooh, jooht /. * * * …   Universalium

  • jiujitsu — JIU JÍTSU s.n. Gen de lupte în stil liber, de origine japoneză, cu o tehnică specială, în care sunt folosite procedee brutale de atac şi de autoapărare, mergând până la lovituri mortale. [pr.: jiu jiţu] – Din fr. jiu jitsu. Trimis de cata,… …   Dicționar Român

  • jiujitsu — is., Fr. jiu jitsu Güçten çok yönteme dayanan, çıplak elle Japon savunma tekniği …   Çağatay Osmanlı Sözlük

  • jiujitsu — ju·jit·su || dÊ’uː dʒɪtsuː n. Japanese method of self defense which does not make use of weapons …   English contemporary dictionary

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