jujutsu

Weaponless combat art

Jujutsu is a Japanese martial art emphasizing throws, joint locks, and grappling techniques rather than strikes.

The name means "gentle art"—the idea being to use an opponent's force against them rather than meeting strength with strength.

Jujutsu influenced modern judo and Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

Also spelled jiujitsu or jujitsu.

training

dojo

Martial arts school

senseiJapanese word for teacher
giMartial arts uniform
tatamiWoven rush floor mat

belt · dan · sempai · practice · conditioning · drilling · partner

grappling

takedown

Forced grounding maneuver

submissionYielding to another's will
chokeholdNeck-constricting restraint
armbarElbow hyperextension hold

throw · sweep · pin · escape · grip · strangle · kimura · guard · reversal · groundwork

combat

sparring

Practice combat training

fightPhysical or verbal conflict
counterattackOffensive response to aggression
feintDeceptive mock attack

strike · self-defense · block · parry · deflect · evasion · timing · distance · redirection

styles

judo

Japanese throwing discipline

aikidoThrowing art using redirection
BJJGround-based submission grappling
hapkidoKorean self-defense discipline

sambo · Gracie

tradition

samurai

Feudal Japanese military caste

bushidoSamurai honor system
feudalOf tiered landownership
classicalOf ancient Greece/Rome

ancient · lineage · scrolls · transmission · founder · headmaster

weapons

tanto

"So much" in scores

katanaCurved Japanese fighting blade
boLong wooden weapon
disarmingAllaying suspicion through warmth

retention · blade · armed · unarmed

technique

tori

Multiple ring-shaped surfaces

ukeMiniature Hawaiian guitar
transitionChange from one state
drillHole-boring device

repetition · flow · combination

jujutsu

dojo

takedown

sparring

judo

samurai

tanto

tori

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