Jujutsu

, also known as Jujutsu Sorcery, is one of the defining features of the Jujutsu Kaisen series. 
Jujutsu is often used as an umbrella term that includes all sorcery-related abilities that sorcerers and cursed spirits can access using cursed energy. It is also often used as a prefix for the vast majority of terms within the jujutsu society. (i.e. Jujutsu Sorcerer, Jujutsu High, etc.) 
A person capable of utilizing jujutsu is colloquially referred to as a or simply while those who can not use jujutsu are called .
== History ==
It is unknown for how long exactly, but jujutsu has existed for thousands of years, for as long as curses have roamed the Earth. 
The Heian Era, one thousand years ago when Ryomen Sukuna reigned supreme, is considered the "Golden Age of Jujutsu". Sukuna has described jujutsu sorcerers to have produced powerful fighters in every era. In a never-ending war between sides utilizing jujutsu, a society of organized humans with the ability to fight curses has formed. 
In the modern era, Jujutsu Headquarters and the Big Three Sorcerer Families currently control the landscape of their community. The Big Three Sorcerer Families have existed since the Heian Era and have maintained their prominence thanks to powerful cursed techniques that are passed down through their families. The culture within these clans are obsessed with bloodline purity and passing down these inherited techniques. In many cases, inheriting the clan's most coveted technique will automatically promote an individual to become the next head of the clan. 
Jujutsu sorcerers currently are recruited and trained through the two jujutsu educational facilities in Tokyo and Kyoto. Both schools are considered to be the pillars of the jujutsu community alongside headquarters. As the population increases in Japan, so does the strength of curses. The only thing keeping them in check are the crown jewels of the Gojo clan: the Six Eyes and the Limitless technique. 
Satoru Gojo is the first person in several hundred years to be born with boths, making him a near-unstoppable force. As cursed spirits increased so did the prominence of curse users, who used their abilities to curse others and exploit them for power. With Gojo's birth, the balance of the jujutsu world shifted the advantage back to the sorcerers dedicated to protecting humanity.
Jujutsu can also dictate fate by binding destinies together. The Six Eyes is connected to Tengen and the Star Plasma Vessel by this type of "fate". Regardless of any outside interference, the Star Plasma Vessel and the Six Eyes would always appear on the day of Tengen's merger. Toji Fushiguro, an anomaly that had broken away from jujutsu completely, was able to shatter their destinies. This was the beginning of what would become a massive distortion in the jujutsu world. 
Sukuna has been incarnated in Yuji Itadori. Kenjaku was able to acquire Prison Realm and form an alliance with powerful unregistered cursed spirits to seal Satoru Gojo. He's attempting to find what goes beyond the limits of the connection between humans and cursed energy. Using the Culling Game, Kenjaku plans to evolve humanity into something beyond jujutsu sorcerers and cursed spirits. The Culling Game is jujutsu terrorism on a scale never seen before in history, and Kenjaku is using it to usher in the return of the Golden Age of Jujutsu.
== Glossary ==
is a power source produced from negative emotions, which can accumulate and ferment until a cursed spirit is manifested. Negative emotions such as grief and anger exist within every human being. Non-sorcerers constantly leak cursed energy from their bodies as a result, leading to the creation of cursed spirits. Sorcerers are trained to control their cursed energy instead of allowing it to leak from their bodies haphazardly. 
Cursed energy can be used to reinforce the user's body to grant them superhuman physical capabilities such as enhanced strength and durability. It is also used to fuel cursed techniques and charge talismans among other functions. The aggregate amount of an individual's cursed energy isn't determined by how many negative emotions they possess but by their innate talent for jujutsu. For example, Yuta Okkotsu possesses an immense amount of cursed energy due to his genetic relation to Michizane Sugawara.
 
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	are traces of cursed energy left behind by jujutsu. By examining it, the technique and its user can be tracked and identified. Expert jujutsu practitioners are able to hide their residuals or leave a purposeful trail as bait.
	: Yuji Itadori's signature punching jujutsu that strikes his opponents with a second delayed impact after the initial strike.
	: Spatial distortion created when a jujutsu practitioner connects with an impact of cursed energy within a span of .000001 seconds of a physical hit. The phenomenon causes cursed energy to flash black, creating an attack that is equal to a normal hit to the power of 2.5.
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are intrinsic supernatural abilities that are etched into user's flesh when they are born. These techniques continuously develop and engrave themselves within the user over time, eventually manifesting within a sorcerer around five or six years old. These abilities can be inherited from a predecessor within the same clan or a completely unique ability may manifest regardless of their heritage. These techniques are nearly impossible to mimic or replicate due to their proprietary nature.
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are innate techniques that are hereditarily passed down within sorcerers of the same bloodline. Inherited Technique users have the advantage of having a "manual" on how to use them. However, passing down a technique through generations also presents the issue of other people learning exactly how the ability works. This is especially true within the Big Three Sorcerer clans.
 
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are non-innate techniques that are used to erect barriers. Barriers are used to trap an opponent, prevent them from entering, or to protect the user among other uses.
 are familiars similar to cursed spirits that are tamed and conjured by sorcerers in battle. Shikigami conjuration is another type of non-innate technique but some innate techniques include utilizing shikigami within their function. 
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 are items with a dark history that contain cursed energy. They generally consist of the remnants of ancient sorcerers that can be incarnated into a new body if the cursed object is consumed by a compatible vessel. Special grade cursed objects such as Sukuna's fingers and the Death Painting Wombs are indestructible. 
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 are weapons infused with cursed energy. Even non-sorcerers can use them to combat curses. Special grade cursed tools, save for Playful Cloud, are imbued with a cursed technique. Normal weapons that are constantly imbued with cursed energy by their user over a long period of time can be considered semi-cursed tools. 
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 are inanimate objects possessed by a curse allowing them to gain self-control. They can appear naturally as hostile curses but are more often used as dolls and puppets for sorcerers. Cursed corpses created by sorcerers have a core that acts as their heart, allowing them to act independently of their creator.
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 are limitations created through jujutsu that benefit the user in one facet while determining them in a separate way. Binding vows can be willingly created by sorcerers but heavenly restrictions are placed at birth. 
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	is a pact made using jujutsu that a practitioner uses to create conditions for themselves or agreements with others.
	: By divulging the rules of their technique, the user can make their abilities more effective. Revealing select details of one's technique can also garner them advantages in battle such as misleading their opponent.
	powerful bindings placed on a person at birth greater constraints in exchange for improved features in a different capacity. The most common occurrence is increased physical abilities in exchange for low cursed energy.
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