Jujutsu (柔術 jūjutsu?) About this sound listen (help·info), Japanese pronunciation: [ˈdʑɯɯ.dʑi.tsɯ], (also known as Jujitsu, Ju-Jitsu, or Japanese Jiu-Jitsu), is a Japanese martial art and a method of close combat for defeating an armed and armored opponent in which one uses no weapon, or only a short weapon.
"Jū" can be translated to mean "gentle, supple, flexible, pliable, or yielding." "Jutsu" can be translated to mean "art" or "technique" and represents manipulating the opponent's force against himself rather than confronting it with one's own force.
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