aikidi
doʊ; noun
a Japanese form of self-defense utilizing wrist, joint, and elbow grips to immobilize or throw one's opponent.
Origin:
1960–65; < Japanese aikidō, equivalent to ai to coordinate + ki breath control + dō way (< Middle Chinese; see judo)
1960–65; < Japanese aikidō, equivalent to ai to coordinate + ki breath control + dō way (< Middle Chinese; see judo)
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| —n | |
| a Japanese system of self-defence employing similar principles to judo, but including blows from the hands and feet | |
| [from Japanese, from ai to join, receive + ki spirit, force + do way] | |
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aikido
1936, Japanese art of self-defense, lit. "way of adapting the spirit," from Japanese ai "together" + ki "spirit" + do "way, art," from Chinese tao "way."
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