aikido
noun
ī-ˈkē-(ˌ)dō
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Definition of aikido
: a Japanese art of self-defense employing locks and holds and utilizing the principle of nonresistance to cause an opponent's own momentum to work against him
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An inversion of that history, in which Americans practice aikido or grow fluent in Japanese social customs in order to get by, is fascinating to watch the show parse. — Karen Han, Vox, "The Man in the High Castle season 3 has too many characters, too little time," 6 Oct. 2018 Chay’s and JK Lee both offer Taekwondo, but there are many different styles of martial arts, including karate, aikido and kung fu. — Gina Rich, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Little ninjas: Kids learn valuable life skills through martial arts," 28 Oct. 2017 Like chokes, arm and wristlocks—standard techniques in judo, jiujitsu, and aikido—are relatively simple to learn but incredibly easy to take too far. — Michael Thomsen, Slate Magazine, "Can mixed martial arts training make police officers less dangerous?," 10 Aug. 2017 The block’s second- and third-floor spaces are occupied by residential tenants, law offices, an aikido dojo, an artist and a violin maker. — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, "Why is this block of West 7th Street in St. Paul so vacant?," 27 Mar. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'aikido.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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