Meanings
- alternativeuncountableAlternative spelling of judo.
Rather, the philosophical and religious implications of jūdō are left to emerge implicitly out of jūdō practice.
2002, David Waterhouse, “Buddhism and the Teaching of Jūdō”, in Victor Sōgen Hori, Richard P. Hayes, James Mark Shields, editors, Teaching Buddhism in the West: From the Wheel to the Web, RoutledgeCurzon, →ISBN, page 1202 more examples
I knew that if I used a jūdō throw on the boy, he might have ended up in the hospital, possibly with a broken back, and the responsibility for his hospital bills would fall on my mother.
1997, Minoru Kiyota, translated by Linda Klepinger Keenan, Beyond Loyalty: The Story of a Kibei, University of Hawaiʻi Press, →ISBN, page 15Even though jūdō has become an international sport, one can still find many dōjō overseas where the walls are adorned with pictures of Grand Master Kanō Jigorō (1860–1938 ), jūdō’s founder, and with plaques displaying such basic jūdō precepts as seiryoku zen’yō (making good use of one’s energy) and jita kyōei (mutual welfare and benefit).
2009, Japan Echo, page 48
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