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| ju·do [ jdō ] |
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Japanese martial art: a Japanese martial art in which opponents use balance and body weight, with minimal physical effort, to throw each other or hold each other in a lock. Judo was developed from jujitsu, a samurai art, by Jigoro Kano (1860-1938).
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| [Late 19th century. < Japanese jūdō< jū"gentle" (< Middle Chinese nyuw) + dō"way" (< Middle Chinese daw')] |
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 ju·do·ist noun |
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