じょうじゅつ
noun
jojutsu; staff fighting; art of the staff
1. jojutsu; the art of the short staff
A Japanese martial art that uses a short wooden staff ((じょう)) for striking, thrusting, and blocking, often practiced against a sword.
杖術(じょうじゅつ)(なら)っている。
I'm learning jojutsu.
杖術(じょうじゅつ)(けん)対抗(たいこう)するための武術(ぶじゅつ)だ。
Jojutsu is a martial art for countering the sword.
杖術(じょうじゅつ)では、(みじか)(ぼう)使(つか)って相手(あいて)(うご)きを(ふう)じる。
In jojutsu, a short staff is used to neutralize the opponent's movements.

Compound of (じょう) (staff, cane) and (じゅつ) (art, technique).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 杖術(じょうじゅつ)稽古(けいこ): jojutsu practice
  • 杖術(じょうじゅつ)(かた): jojutsu forms / kata

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 剣術(けんじゅつ): swordsmanship — uses a sword rather than a staff
  • 棒術(ぼうじゅつ): staff fighting with a longer (ぼう) (bo)