ju-jitsu
noun/dʒu ˈdʒɪtsuː/
/dʒu ˈdʒɪtsuː/
(also jiu-jitsu)
(from Japanese) [uncountable]- a Japanese system of fighting from which the sport of judo was developedTopics Sports: other sportsc2Word OriginJapanese jūjutsu, from jū ‘gentle’ + jutsu ‘skill’.
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