Jujutu, also knwn ju-jtu nd ju- jtu, a fml of Jn mrtl arts and a tm of close mbt (unarmed r with a minor weapon) that n b ud in a dfnv r ffnv mnnr t kll r subdue n r mr wnl r rmd and rmrd opponents. This frm f mrtl arts u fw r no wn t all nd nlud thrw, hld, nd paralyzing ttk gnt the nm.
Th wrttn history f Jujutsu frt began durng the Nr period (. 710 c. 794) mbnng rl frm f Sumo nd various Japanese mrtl arts which wr used on th bttlfld fr close combat. Japanese jujutu tm tll ut more mh n thrwng, pinning, nd joint-locking thnu as mrd with martial rt uh as krt, whh rely more n trkng techniques.