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Jujitsu

Jujitsu

Jujutsu (also jujitsu, ju jutsu, ju jitsu, or jiu jitsu) is a Japanese martial art that is principally based on grappling and joint lock techniques, though it also includes basic strikes, throws and sweeps as well as varying degrees of ground fighting.

Etymology
Jujutsu, (also spelled: Jujitsu, Jiu Jitsu) is from the Japanese ÈáÐg j¨±jutsu meaning "flexible/gentle/yielding/compliant Art". There are a wide range of spellings used in English for this Japanese martial art. In the native Japanese, j¨±jutsu is written in kanji (Japanese ideograms) as ÈáÐg, but the romanization of the Japanese word into the English language has been performed several times using different systems.

Jujutsu, the current standard spelling, is derived using the Hepburn romanization system. Before the first half of the 20th century, however, jiu-jitsu and then jujitsu were preferred, even though the romanization of the second kanji as jitsu is unfaithful to the Japanese......


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