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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 ...
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.
The following is a list of styles or schools in Japanese martial arts. For historical ... additional terms may apply. By using this site, ...
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.
Classification of unarmed combat sports. A combat sport, or fighting sport, is a contact sport that usually involves one-on-one combat.In many combat sports, a contestant wins by scoring more points than the opponent, submitting the opponent with a hold, disabling the opponent (knockout, KO), or attacking the opponent in a specific or designated technique.
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