ALL meanings of jujitsu
ju·jit·su
J j - noun jujitsu 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. 1
- noun jujitsu 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. 1
- verb with object jujitsu 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. 1
- noun jujitsu A Japanese system of unarmed combat and physical training. 1
- noun jujitsu Japanese martial art 1
- noun jujitsu the traditional Japanese system of unarmed self-defence perfected by the samurai 0
- noun jujitsu a Japanese system of wrestling in which knowledge of anatomy and the principle of leverage are applied so that the strength and weight of an opponent are used against him or her 0
- noun jujitsu A method of self-defence established in Japan emphasizing “jū” (soft or gentle) “jitsu” (art or technique). Japanese martial art that utilizes a large variety of techniques in defense against an opponent. 0
- noun jujitsu Brazilian jiu-jitsu, a related art, derived from judo. 0