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_in_an_agricultural_school.jpg) Jujutsu training at an agricultural school in Japan around 1920 | |
| Also known as | Jujitsu, jiu-jitsu, wrestling. |
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| Focus | Striking, kicking, grappling, wrestling |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Famous practitioners | Minamoto no Yoshimitsu, Mataemon Tanabe, Hansuke Nakamura, Kanō Jigorō, Hironori Ōtsuka, Tatsuo Suzuki, Seishiro Okazaki, Matsugoro Okuda, Hikosuke Totsuka, Takeda Sōkaku, Morihei Ueshiba, Minoru Mochizuki |
| Parenthood | Various ancient and medieval Japanese martial arts |
| Ancestor arts | Tegoi, sumo |
| Descendant arts | Judo, aikido, kosen judo, wadō-ryū, sambo (via judo), Brazilian jiu-jitsu (via judo), ARB (via judo), bartitsu, yoseikan budō, taiho jutsu, kūdō (via judo), luta livre (via judo), krav maga (via judo and aikido), modern arnis, combat jujutsu, hapkido, hwa rang do, shoot wrestling, German ju-jutsu, atemi ju-jitsu, JJIF sport jujitsu, danzan-ryū, hakkō-ryū, kajukenbo, kapap, kenpo |
| Olympic sport | Judo |
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.svg){kind=small} Jūjutsu in kanji | |||||
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| Kanji | 柔術 | ||||
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Jujutsu (/ˈdʒuːdʒuːtsuː/ joo-joo-tsu; Japanese: 柔術 jūjutsu, pronounced [dʑɯꜜːʑɯtsɯ] ), also known as jiu-jitsu and ju-jitsu, is a family of Japanese martial arts and a system of close combat (unarmed or with a minor weapon) that can be used in a defensive or offensive manner to kill or subdue one or more weaponless or armed and armored opponents.[1][2] It was coined by Hisamori Tenenuchi when he officially established the first school of jiu-jitsu in Japan. [3] A subset of techniques from certain styles of jujutsu were used to develop many modern martial arts and combat sports, such as judo, aikido, sambo, ARB, Brazilian jiu-jitsu (via judo), and mixed martial arts.