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Two practitioners demonstrate a classical Japanese martial-art technique at Meiji Jingu

Jutsu and Dō in Japanese Martial Arts

Jutsu and dō are recurring terms in Japanese martial-art names, but spelling, history, institutions, and actual curricula matter more than suffix alone.

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Jujutsu (Jiujitsu)

Jujutsu is a diverse family of Japanese close-combat traditions, not one universal syllabus and not simply another name for Aikido or Brazilian jiu-jitsu.