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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Each week, the center offers a myriad of classes from Brazilian jujitsu and an LGBTQ+ support group to writing workshops and a textile class called Stitch & B*tch.
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Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
People were knitting, crocheting, figure drawing, running long distances, or doing jujitsu just to have something meaningful to do that wasn’t dicking around on the internet.
—Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 12 June 2025
The response has to be less wrestling, more jujitsu.
—Jason Fields, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
Although life must go on after death, the siblings do their best by finding jobs – Jamie at the zoo and Narin at his jujitsu studio.
—Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
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Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
People were knitting, crocheting, figure drawing, running long distances, or doing jujitsu just to have something meaningful to do that wasn’t dicking around on the internet.
—Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 12 June 2025
The response has to be less wrestling, more jujitsu.
—Jason Fields, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
Although life must go on after death, the siblings do their best by finding jobs – Jamie at the zoo and Narin at his jujitsu studio.
—Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
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“Jujitsu.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jujitsu. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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