what is jujitsu
Jujutsu (/dÊuËËdÊuËtsuË/ joo-JOOT-soo; Japanese: æè¡, jÅ«jutsu listen (helpÂ·info)) is a Japanese martial art and a method of close combat for defeating an armed and armored opponent in which one uses no weapon or only a short weapon. The word jujutsu can be spelled as ju-jitsu / jujitsu, jiu jitsu, ju-jutsu.ujutsu, the current standard spelling, is derived using the Hepburn romanization system. Before the first half of the 20th century, however, jiu-jitsu and then jujitsu were preferred, even though the romanization of the second kanji as jitsu is unfaithful to the standard Japanese pronunciation.