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Jujutsu (Japanese: 柔術 jūjutsu, Japanese pronunciation: [dʑɯːʑɯtsɯ] or [dʑɯꜜːʑɯtsɯ] ⓘ [1]), also known as jiu-jitsu and ju-jitsu (both / dʒ uː ˈ dʒ ɪ t s uː / joo-JITS-oo [2]), is a traditional 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 ...
I prefer to write them capitalized, even though Pinyin romanization rules might not always agree. What I feel most confused about is terms like kung fu and wushu because these have such a variety of meanings. Wushu literally means "martial arts" in Chinese, and as we don't capitalize "martial arts" in English I think the same should go with ...
In Brazil, the art is still called "jiu-jitsu". When the Gracies went to the United States and spread jiu-jitsu, they used the terms "Gracie jiu-jitsu" and non-Gracies using the term "Brazilian jiu-jitsu" to differentiate from the already present styles using similar-sounding names.
It should be Gracie jiu-jitsu. Gracie is the adjective and jiu-jitsu is the noun. "Microsoft Windows" is a particular name for a company. "Microsoft" is not describing what type of window it is.Pwordisony 19:44, 7 March 2009 (UTC) What I mean is, what makes the capitalized W in Windows different from not capitalizing the Js in Gracie jiu-jitsu?
There are many distinct styles and schools of martial arts.Sometimes, schools or styles are introduced by individual teachers or masters, or as a brand name by a specific gym.
Kano Jigoro's Kodokan judo is the most popular and well-known style of judo, but is not the only one. The terms judo and jujutsu were quite interchangeable in the early years, so some of these forms of judo are still known as jujutsu or jiu-jitsu either for that reason, or simply to differentiate them from mainstream judo.
United States Marine practicing martial arts, 2008. Martial arts are codified systems and traditions of combat practiced for a number of reasons such as self-defence; military and law enforcement applications; competition; physical, mental, and spiritual development; entertainment; and the preservation of a nation's intangible cultural heritage. [1]
Brazilian jiu-jitsu, a self-defense system popularised in Brazil and heavily influenced by judo; Daitō-ryū Aiki-jūjutsu, the art of close combat; Hōjutsu, use of firearms from close range; Iaijutsu, the sword technique of a sudden mortal draw attack; Jittejutsu, the Japanese martial art of using the Japanese weapon jitte