martial art
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Jujitsu is the Japanese martial art that uses an attacker’s force against him and through the clever use of leverage allows a smaller person to defeat a larger opponent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
He boasts of achieving a seventh-degree black belt in Keichu-do karate, a Cajun hodgepodge martial art developed by his biological father, Karl.
From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2026
The first time Weston broke his back it ended a promising career in the martial art for the 28-year-old, but bizarrely it turned out to be a blessing.
From Barron's ● Feb. 14, 2026
Singh has a long association with taekwondo and has taught the martial art for years.
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2026
They learned the basics of Black Widow Bokator—a deadly version of the ancient Cambodian martial art developed specifically for the Scythedom.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
