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jujitsu

or Âá¾±³Ü·Âá¾±³Ù·²õ³Ü

[ joo-jit-soo ]

noun

  1. 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.
  2. the use of an opponent's strengths or one's own weaknesses to accomplish one's goals:

    That was a kind of intellectual jujitsu, the way she handily won the debate.

    The town of Vacaville, in a prime example of touristic jujitsu, turned its isolation into an attraction in itself.



verb (used with object)

  1. to turn (a situation) to one's advantage by exploiting one's own weaknesses or another's strengths, as in a social or political relationship:

    He deftly jujitsued the conversation to make my knowledge of the subject seem pretentious.

jujitsu

/ »åÏô³ÜËˈ»åÏôɪ³Ù²õ³ÜË /

noun

  1. the traditional Japanese system of unarmed self-defence perfected by the samurai See also judo
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of jujitsu1

First recorded in 1870–75; from Japanese ÂáÅ«Âá¾±³Ù²õ³Ü, earlier ÂáÅ«Âá³Ü³Ù²õ³Ü, equivalent to ÂáÅ« “soft†( judo ) + -jut(u) “technique,†from Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese ²õ³óù
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of jujitsu1

C19: from Japanese, from ÂáÅ« gentleness + jutsu art
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“The guy’s got into jujitsu real heavy. He wants me to come down there and roll with him,†Mullin said, adding the CEO has “changed†his ways towards the GOP.

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Then, I think about if I’m going to be in a jujitsu class, or if I’m going to be shopping or if I’m going to be on set.

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He said he fills his competitive nature with adventure — he sailed from Florida to Italy as the boat’s captain — and has taken up jujitsu.

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This one was from the heart of a 20-year-old jujitsu fighter who was last seen at the gym and was found dead in his bed two days later.

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Chien brought his background in martial arts — he practices Muay Thai and jujitsu — to Charles but adds that while he spoke some Mandarin, he strived to elevate his language skills for the show.

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