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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A Japanese martial art and sport adapted from jujutsu. uncountable

   "He started doing judo at the age of eight."

2. 2
   a sport adapted from jujitsu (using principles of not resisting) and similar to wrestling; developed in Japan wordnet

Example

More examples

"In judo, technique is more important than strength."

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 柔(じゅう)道(どう) (jūdō, literally “the soft way”).

Related phrases

para-judomartial art

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