Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A sport and method of physical training similar to wrestling, developed in Japan in the late 19th century and using principles of balance and leverage adapted from jujitsu.
Wiktionary
- n. A Japanese martial art and sport adapted from jujutsu.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. a sport adapted from jujitsu, originally a method of self-defense without weapons, and similar to wrestling; it was developed in Japan.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a sport adapted from jujitsu (using principles of not resisting) and similar to wrestling; developed in Japan
Etymologies
- From Japanese 柔道, じゅうどう (jūdō). (Wiktionary)
- Japanese jūdō : jū, soft (from Middle Chinese nyuw, riw) + dō, way; see aikido. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“The word judo translates to "gentle way," and this martial art focuses on using an opponent's strength and weight to one's advantage.”
The Huffington Post: Anthony Tjan: Business Needs More Judo, Less Karate
“Ltd.Mr. Eisler earned his black belt in judo from the Kodokan International”
“People have always paid as much attention to Olympic judo as they have to Olympic wrestling (and judo is a relatively recent olympic addition) – which is to say, agreeing with you ‘not much’ – but the reason people ‘ignore’ boxing is that boxing in its entirety is not a big as it used to be.”
“I understand that judo is extremely popular in parts of the world, especially Southern Asia.”
“Put her in judo a few months and if she doesn't break, she's Anita.”
“I wonder, f'rinstance, if Rasul Bogiev's Bronze in judo might somehow reinforce the notion that his country, Tagikistan, could be doing better.”
“Lifting an enormous weight overhead — i.e. doing a clean & jerk — is excellent training for building up the muscles, bones, tendons, and ligaments of the legs and core, which are used extensively in judo — and in jumping from rooftop to rooftop.”
“Marano was a junior world bronze medalist in judo when, three months before the Olympic trials for the 1996 Summer Games, she tore the anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee.”
“She beat a woman against whom victory had eluded her in judo and wrestling — Sandy Bacher, a three-time Olympian in judo.”
“Tuvshinbayar Naidan won the first in judo last week.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘judo’.
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SPOR - Olympic glossary
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dos and don'ts
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Chop Socky
Martial arts. Hi-ya!
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Summer Olympics - Beijing 2008
All things to do with the modern Summer Olympics
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Scrabble words which start with the l...
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Words grabbed from real life conversa...
If I've seen it, heard it, or marvelled at it, I'll stick it here.
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spamdad's Words
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"J" Words
Scrabble List
jut, jus, jun, jow, jeu, jin, jot, ajee, dojo, fuji, jake, jamb and 37 more...
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Sportie: Combat
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Only in the Olympics
These sports only matter when your country's medal count is at stake
synchronized swim..., rhythmic gymnastics, greco-roman wrest..., short-track speed..., archery, curling, fencing, women's ice hockey, field hockey, kickboxing, judo, figure skating and 4 more...
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Wide Wordie of Sports
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Japanese loanwords
Japanese and Japanese-derived words that have gained use in English.
honcho, daimyo, futon, sushi, shogun, samurai, sashimi, anime, manga, haiku, ikebana, karate and 10 more...
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Asian Terms
Interesting words from Asian languages (Japanese, Chinese, Sanskrit, etc.).
Palabras interesantes de idiomas asiáticos (japonés, chino, sánscrito, etc.).karma, bonzo, nintendo, kamikaze, banzai, tantra, yoga, yin, yang, zen, tao, dao and 6 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for judo.
jrome judo n. Maximum efficiency, minimum effort
http://www.37signals.com/svn/posts/312-lingo-judo Mar 13, 2007