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aikido

ai·kido

UK/aɪˈkiːdəʊ/ US/ˈaɪkiːdəʊ/ uncommon

noun

1.

a Japanese martial art employing principles similar to judo

Origin

Borrowed from Japanese 合(あい)気(き)道(どう) (aikidō, “aikido”, literally “way of adapting the spirit”), from 合(あい) (ai, “together, unify”) + 気(き) (ki, “spirit; breath”) + 道(どう) (dō, “way”). Doublet of hapkido.

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