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Meaning of aikido | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
aɪˈkiːdəʊ

Definitions

  1. A Japanese martial art developed from jujitsu and making use of holds and throws.
  2. A school of the martial art.

Equivalents

Čeština aikido
Deutsch Aikido
Suomi aikido
Français aïkido
Italiano aikido
日本語 合気道
ქართული აიკიდო
Kurdî aîkîdo
Bahasa Melayu aikido
Polski aikido
Português aikido
Русский айкидо
Türkçe aikido
Tiếng Việt hiệp khí đạo

Examples

“There are solo exercises in aikidō and some weapons kata (forms), but these do not constitute the bulk of training for aikidōka as they do for practitioners of other martial systems.”
“It is the principle of nonresistance that distinguishes aikidō from other forms of budō.”
“Their martial arts were each seamless, expressing profound moral aims congruent with the highest aims of aikidō.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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