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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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.
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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
But the three to four deeply unserious men who appear each season to drone on about crypto, Joe Rogan, and Brazilian jujitsu will get herded away by the captive audience of their dreams and stop wasting a living, breathing woman’s time.
—Nic Juarez, Vulture, 19 Feb. 2025
Soon after, Pagan, who has a black belt in jujitsu and runs a defense training business, JEM Solutions, entered the picture.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2025
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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
But the three to four deeply unserious men who appear each season to drone on about crypto, Joe Rogan, and Brazilian jujitsu will get herded away by the captive audience of their dreams and stop wasting a living, breathing woman’s time.
—Nic Juarez, Vulture, 19 Feb. 2025
Soon after, Pagan, who has a black belt in jujitsu and runs a defense training business, JEM Solutions, entered the picture.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Jujitsu.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jujitsu. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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