judo

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a martial art adapted from jujitsu and similar to wrestling

   I practiced judo to learn some self-defense techniques.

2. 2
   noun

   A Japanese martial art and sport adapted from jujutsu.

   He started doing judo at the age of eight.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 柔(じゅう)道(どう) (jūdō, literally “the soft way”).