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ju·do

   [joo-doh]
noun
1.
a method of defending oneself or fighting without the use of weapons, based on jujitsu but differing from it in banning dangerous throws and blows and stressing the athletic or sport element.
2.
the sport of fighting by this method. Compare jujitsu, karate.
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3.
of or pertaining to this fighting method or sport.

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Origin:
1885–90; < Japanese jūdō < Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese róu soft + dào way

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ju·do·ist, noun
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judo (ˈdʒuːdəʊ)
 
—n
a.  the modern sport derived from jujitsu, in which the object is to throw, hold to the ground, or otherwise force an opponent to submit, using the minimum of physical effort
 b.  (as modifier): a judo throw
 
[Japanese, from jū gentleness + dō way]
 
'judoist
 
—n

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judo
1889, from Japanese judo, from ju "softness, gentleness" (from Chinese jou "soft, gentle") + do "way, art," from Chinese tao "way." "A refined form of ju-jitsu introduced in 1882 by Dr. Jigoro Kano, using principles of movement and balance, and practiced as a sport or form of physical exercise" [OED].
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