Jujutsu

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Jujutsu

Jujutsu training at an agricultural school in Japan around 1920
Also known as	Jujitsu, jiu-jitsu, wrestling.
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

Jujutsu
Jūjutsu in kanji
Japanese name
Kanji	柔術
Transcriptions Romanization jūjutsu

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.