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JUJUTSU
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("jujutsu" is a kind of...):
martial art (any of several Oriental arts of weaponless self-defense; usually practiced as a sport)
Domain region:
Japan; Nihon; Nippon (a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building)