ai·ki·do (  k -d  , -kd)n. A Japanese art of self-defense that employs holds and locks and that uses the principles of nonresistance in order to debilitate the strength of the opponent. [Japanese aikid : ai, mutual + ki, spirit (from Middle Chinese khi) + d, art (from Middle Chinese daw', thaw).] |
aikido [ˈaɪkɪdəʊ]
n
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Martial Arts (other than Judo & Karate) & Combat Sports) a Japanese system of self-defence employing similar principles to judo, but including blows from the hands and feet
[from Japanese, from ai to join, receive + ki spirit, force + do way]
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| Noun | 1. |  aikido - a Japanese martial art employing principles similar to judomartial art - any of several Oriental arts of weaponless self-defense; usually practiced as a sport; "he had a black belt in the martial arts" |
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