aikido

UK: /ˈaɪkɪdəʊ/ US: (ī kē′dō; Japn. ī′kē dô′)

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ai•ki•do  (ī kē′dō; Japn. ī′kē dô′), n. 

1. Sport a Japanese form of self-defense utilizing wrist, joint, and elbow grips to immobilize or throw one's opponent.

• Middle Chinese; see judo)
• Japanese aikidō, equivalent. to ai to coordinate + ki breath control + dō way (
• 1960–65

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aikido / aɪˈkiːdəʊ/ noun

1. a Japanese system of self-defence employing similar principles to judo, but including blows from the hands and feet

Etymology: from Japanese, from ai to join, receive + ki spirit, force + do way