judo

[ joo-doh ]
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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.

adjective
  1. of or relating to this fighting method or sport.

Origin of judo

1
1885–90; <Japanese jūdō<Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese róu soft + dào way

Other words from judo

  • ju·do·ist, noun

Words Nearby judo

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How to use judo in a sentence

  • She grabbed his wrist and twisted him into the same judo hold she'd had me in back at Civic Center.

    Little Brother | Cory Doctorow
  • Without thought there came back to him the long hours of training in hand weapons, in judo, in hand to hand combat.

    Medal of Honor | Dallas McCord Reynolds
  • The president of the college of Sora was the second in rank in the judo-Babylonian community.

  • Menachem ben Saruk, first grammarian and one of the founders of judo-Spanish culture, 215.

  • The teacher, however, snared the cadet in a neo-judo hold that no neophyte, however skilled or strong could break.

    Man of Many Minds | E. Everett Evans

British Dictionary definitions for judo

judo

/ (ˈdʒuːdəʊ) /


noun
    • 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

    • (as modifier): a judo throw

Origin of judo

1
Japanese, from gentleness + way

Derived forms of judo

  • judoist, noun

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