jujitsu
noun
ju·jit·su
variants
or less commonly jujutsu
or jiujitsu
: an art of weaponless fighting employing holds, throws, and paralyzing blows to subdue or disable an opponent
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Then there’s Peters, in his first season with Cincinnati, with a background in jujitsu and no stranger to the weight room, looking to test Fairchild’s technical skill and power.
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Paul Dehner Jr., New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
The boatman circled cautiously, then winced when Wilson, the jujitsu champion, suddenly launched an aerial drone and banged on the boat’s gunwale to get the animals’ attention.
—Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 June 2024
Sounding the alarm bells Last week, someone involved in the Fine campaign appeared to play some political jujitsu, leaking an internal poll by Trump strategist Tony Fabrizio to Axios showing Fine trailing Democrat Josh Weil by 3 percentage points.
—David Catanese, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
This is one of many references Koze has made to Brazilian jujitsu, his most treasured pastime.
—Sam Davies, Rolling Stone, 10 Mar. 2025
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Paul Dehner Jr., New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
The boatman circled cautiously, then winced when Wilson, the jujitsu champion, suddenly launched an aerial drone and banged on the boat’s gunwale to get the animals’ attention.
—Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 June 2024
Sounding the alarm bells Last week, someone involved in the Fine campaign appeared to play some political jujitsu, leaking an internal poll by Trump strategist Tony Fabrizio to Axios showing Fine trailing Democrat Josh Weil by 3 percentage points.
—David Catanese, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
This is one of many references Koze has made to Brazilian jujitsu, his most treasured pastime.
—Sam Davies, Rolling Stone, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Jujitsu.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jujitsu. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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