Meanings
- uncountableA martial art and combat sport derived from judo.
1 more example
Nearly all the women are wearing a hijab, one of the reasons they’re in this self-defense class in Antioch, Tennessee, a community nestled next to Nashville. For three hours, these Muslim women learn Krav Maga and Brazilian jiu-jitsu defense moves, including kicks, punches and elbow strikes that will help them escape an attacker.
2016 February 18, Kyung Lah, “Fearing attacks, Muslim women learn self-defense”, in CNN, archived from the original on 12 Apr 2021
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 巴西柔術 /巴西柔术
- 巴西柔術 /巴西柔术 (Bāxī róushù)martial art and combat sport derived from judo
Danish brasiliansk jiu-jitsu
- brasiliansk jiu-jitsumartial art and combat sport derived from judo
Esperanto brazila ĵuĵicuo
- brazila ĵuĵicuomartial art and combat sport derived from judo
Finnish brasilialainen jujutsu
- brasilialainen jujutsumartial art and combat sport derived from judo
German Brasilianisches Jiu-Jitsu
- Brasilianisches Jiu-Jitsumartial art and combat sport derived from judo
Japanese グレイシー流柔術
- グレイシー流柔術 (Gureishī-ryū Jūjutsu)martial art and combat sport derived from judo
Korean 브라질리언 주짓수
- 브라질리언 주짓수 (beurajillieon jujitsu)martial art and combat sport derived from judo
Polish brazylijskie ju-jitsu
- brazylijskie ju-jitsumartial art and combat sport derived from judo
Portuguese jiu-jitsu brasileiro
- jiu-jitsu brasileiromartial art and combat sport derived from judo
Cite this entry
Brazilian jiu-jitsu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brazilian%20jiu-jitsu
“Brazilian jiu-jitsu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brazilian%20jiu-jitsu. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Brazilian jiu-jitsu,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brazilian%20jiu-jitsu.
Source: Brazilian jiu-jitsu on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.