jiujitsu

[ joo-jit-soo ]

/ dʒuˈdʒɪt su /

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noun

a variant of jujitsu.

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Also jiu·jut·su

[joo-juht-soo, -joot-]. /dʒuˈdʒʌt su, -ˈdʒut-/.

Words nearby jiujitsu

JIT, jitney, jitter, jitterbug, jittery, jiujitsu, jiva, Jívaro, jive, jivey, jivy

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How to use jiujitsu in a sentence

He was taking lessons in jiujitsu under a Japanese master when I was at Washington early last year.
A Fantasy of Far Japan|Baron Kencho Suyematsu
We do not like our jiujitsu to be confounded with it, though Western people sometimes call it by that name.
A Fantasy of Far Japan|Baron Kencho Suyematsu
The writer added that jiujitsu was exactly the same as the English wrestling, with a few different tricks.'
A Fantasy of Far Japan|Baron Kencho Suyematsu
Hence a great difference in the social position of jiujitsu experts and wrestlers.
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There are many schools, I mean styles, of jiujitsu, and naturally some are older than others.
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British Dictionary definitions for jiujitsu

jiujitsu

jiujutsu

/ (dʒuːˈdʒɪtsuː) /

noun

variant spellings of jujitsu

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