jiujitsu
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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There are similarities bewteen jiujitsu and wrestling, though Ocon said, “There’s a lot more chokes and submissions that you don’t do in wrestling.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2023
Musk threw down the gauntlet to Zuckerberg in a June 20 post, saying he was "up for a cage match" with his business rival, who is trained in jiujitsu.
From Reuters • Aug. 11, 2023
Here was a freshly divorced Gisele going for a run in Costa Rica with her handsome “family jiujitsu instructor,” which insiders swore was completely platonic.
From Washington Post • Feb. 2, 2023
Getting back to jiujitsu, when I am in sparring mode or when I compete, my killer instinct comes out when I am ahead in points.
From Salon • Apr. 15, 2022
In wrestling, therefore, all jiujitsu tricks are forbidden.
From A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues by Suyematsu, Baron Kencho
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