[joo-doh] 
| 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. |
| 3. | of or pertaining to this fighting method or sport. |
| ju·do (jōō'dō) n. A sport and method of physical training similar to wrestling, developed in Japan in the late 19th century and using principles of balance and leverage adapted from jujitsu. [Japanese jūdō : jū, soft (from Middle Chinese nyuw, riw) + dō, way; see aikido.] ju'do·ist n. |