柔術(じゅうじゅつ)

じゅうじゅつ
noun
jujutsu; jiu-jitsu; grappling art
1. jujutsu; jiu-jitsu; traditional Japanese grappling art
A traditional Japanese martial art focused on throws, joint locks, pins, and other grappling techniques rather than strikes. The parent art of judo and a major influence on modern Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
柔術(じゅうじゅつ)を習(なら)い始(はじ)めた。
I started learning jujutsu.
柔術(じゅうじゅつ)は柔道(じゅうどう)のもとになった武術(ぶじゅつ)だ。
Jujutsu is the martial art that gave rise to judo.
ブラジリアン柔術(じゅうじゅつ)は、日本(にほん)の伝統(でんとう)柔術(じゅうじゅつ)から派生(はせい)した格闘技(かくとうぎ)で、世界中(せかいじゅう)で人気(にんき)がある。
Brazilian jiu-jitsu is a combat sport derived from traditional Japanese jujutsu and is popular worldwide.

Literally '柔(じゅう) (soft, flexible) + 術(じゅつ) (art, technique)' — the art of flexibility or yielding. The principle is to use an opponent's force against them rather than relying on one's own strength.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 柔術(じゅうじゅつ)の技(わざ): jujutsu technique
  • ブラジリアン柔術(じゅうじゅつ): Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ)
  • 古流(こりゅう)柔術(じゅうじゅつ): classical/traditional jujutsu
  • 柔術(じゅうじゅつ)道場(どうじょう): jujutsu training hall

HISTORY:
Jujutsu developed during the feudal era as a method of unarmed combat for samurai. 嘉納治五郎(かのうじごろう) reformed traditional 柔術(じゅうじゅつ) techniques into 柔道(じゅうどう) in the 1880s. In the early 20th century, Japanese immigrants brought 柔術(じゅうじゅつ) to Brazil, where it evolved into ブラジリアン柔術(じゅうじゅつ).

RELATED TERMS:

  • 柔道(じゅうどう): judo — modern sport derived from jujutsu
  • 合気道(あいきどう): aikido — another martial art emphasizing redirection of force
  • 武術(ぶじゅつ): martial arts (traditional)
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