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joo-jit-soo] 
| a method developed in Japan of defending oneself without the use of weapons by using the strength and weight of an adversary to disable him. |
| ju·jit·su also ju·jut·su or jiu·jit·su or jiu·jut·su (jōō-jĭt'sōō) n. An art of weaponless self-defense developed in Japan that uses throws, holds, and blows and derives added power from the attacker's own weight and strength. [Japanese jūjitsu : jū, soft; see judo + jitsu, arts (from Middle Chinese zhwit).] |