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Definitions for Jujitsu

[1] a method developed in Japan of defending oneself without the use of weapons by using the strength and weight of an adversary to disable him.
[2] the use of an opponent's strengths or one's own weaknesses to accomplish one's goals: That was a kind of intellectual jujitsu, the way she handily won the debate. The town of Vacaville, in a prime example of touristic jujitsu, turned its isolation into an attraction in itself.
[3] to turn (a situation) to one's advantage by exploiting one's own weaknesses or another's strengths, as in a social or political relationship: He deftly jujitsued the conversation to make my knowledge of the subject seem pretentious.
[4] the traditional Japanese system of unarmed self-defence perfected by the samurai See also judo

Words related to Jujitsu

karate, wrestling, judo, aikido, kendo

Words nearby Jujitsu

juiced, juicehead, juicer, juicy, juiz de fora, jujitsu, juju, jujube, jujuy, juke, juke house

Origin of Jujitsu

1870–75; < Japanese jūjitsu, earlier jūjutsu, equivalent to jū soft (see judo) + -jut(u ) technique < Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese shù

Word origin for Jujitsu

C19: from Japanese, from jū gentleness + jutsu art

Synonyms for Jujitsu

judo, karate, wrestling, aikido, kendo, kick boxing, kung fu, sumo wrestling, t'ai chi, tae kwon do