means A modern Japanese martial art and Olympic sport based on throws, holds, and grappling, where you use leverage and an opponent's own momentum rather than brute strikes.

from From Japanese jūdō, literally "the gentle way" — jū meaning "gentle, soft, yielding" and dō meaning "way" or "path" (the same dō found in kendo, aikido, and bushido). It was coined in the late 19th century by Jigoro Kano, who refined older jujutsu (jū again, plus jutsu, "art, technique") into a safer, more philosophical discipline. The shift from jutsu to dō was deliberate: not just a set of techniques but a way of living.