What's the correct spelling of the martial art? Jujutsu or Jiu-Jitsu or Jujitsu?

Question

The sources' spellings are different but seem to still point to the same martial art. So what's the correct spelling?

Here are the sources:

For the spelling "Jujutsu" ---> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jujutsu

For the spelling "Jujitsu" ----> Encarta Dictonaries:

noun

unarmed fighting technique: a Japanese system of unarmed fighting devised by the samurai, or the martial art based on it.

Judo, aikido, and karate are all developments of jujitsu.

[Late 19th century. < Japanese jūjutsu < jū "gentle" (< Middle Chinese nyuw) + jitsu "arts" (< Middle Chinese zhwit)]

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And for the spelling "Jiu-Jitsu" -----> Google it up and you'll see it....but it seems to point to the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instead of the Japanese one. Still, a variation, but pointing to the same martial art origin.

Answer 1

I am pretty sure it all came from Japanese Samurais who called Jujutsu. All of the modern day styles derived from samurai jujutsu, but none of the spellings are incorrect. Jiu Jitsu is the Brazilian form and Jujutsu is the Japanese form. They are very similar in the structure of the training and techniques.

Answer 2

Original Japanese spelling is Jujutsu.

Ju meaning &quot;gental&quot; or &quot;soft&quot;.

Jutsu meaning &quot;art&quot;.

There is no japanese word for &quot;jiu&quot; or &quot;jitsu&quot;.

Answer 3

the word is pronounced jujutsu. many japanese instructors have told me this. the word &quot;jitsu&quot; means nuts/insane. and can mean &#039;truth&#039;

jutsu means art, skill, or science. jiu is something i think the brazillians use to differentiate their art.

look at any legit classical jujutsu school in japan, they all use jujutsu.

but for all practical purposes, everyones referring to the same thing.

its like the argument ...kempo or kenpo. kenpo (pronounced that way) refers to a blade or sword art. (the bujinkan has a sword art called kenpo for example) ...when the character for fist is used with ho (po..law) ...they both change to kempo. so most times in japan fist law is said as kempo. and sword law is said as kenpo.

this is just based on my own research.

i&#039;ve heard from many that kenpo was started by william chow as a misprint for his book, but he couldnt afford to have it fixed so it stuck. i&#039;ve also heard ed parker dubbed it to differentiate it from what he learned from chow.

either way, from what i&#039;m told...proper pronunciation is kempo, and jujutsu. not kenpo and jujitsu/jiujitsu.

Answer 4

I&#039;m not sure there is a &quot;correct&quot; spelling. The word, as you know, originated in Japan. Jiujutsu, jujitsu, and all the other variations are just sounded out versions of the original. There can be no &quot;correct&quot; spelling in English because the word is not actually English.

Ju and Jiu pretty much sound the same. Jitsu vs Jutsu is another story. With my limited Japanese, I can say that depending on the listener, it can really go either way.

EDIT: You&#039;re missing my point. The word &quot;computer&quot; is an ENGLISH word. Therefore, it has a correct English spelling regardless of how it is pronounced in other languages and cultures.

Jiujutsu is a JAPANESE word. It&#039;s only &quot;correct&quot; spelling is in Japanese. The English version is just a close approximation of its pronunciation. If you want the correct spelling, I would have to type it out for you in Hiragana. Otherwise, there is no right or wrong. Just more similar and less similar sounding.

Answer 5

It is spelled all three ways.

Jujitsu generally refers to Japanese traditional Jujitsu which is a cobination of judo, karate, and aikdo. It is considered to be the origin of all three.

Jiu-jitsu refers to brazillian jujitsu. This is the modern day art the the Gracie family has made famous. It is often used in the UFC. It&#039;s origin in Judo. It focuses more on ground fighting one on one.

I don&#039;t know a lot about jujutsu, but jutsu is associated with the art of ninjitsu or ninjutsu.

Answer 6

traditional jujutsu and juijutsu or jitsu

western jujitsu

as terms move from society to society they change in meaning

jutsu= technique method etc

jitsu = reality  jitsu na =the real thing or way.

ju= soft accepting recieving etc

some people say &quot;you all&quot; some say &quot;ya&#039;ll&quot;

for some it&#039;s memory retention based on what they think they heard.

There isn&#039;t any translation in everyday japanese for most of the terms used in martial arts kempo or kenpo does not translate as fist law or fist way .Translations are based on kanji characters used when using martial arts terms .

Answer 7

its ju-jit-su all the way around. the only reason it changes is because of people with different accents.