judoBrE [ˈdʒuːdəʊ] NAmE [ˈdʒuːdoʊ] noun uncountable (from Japanese) a sport in which two people fight and try to throw each other to the ground •He does judo. •She's a black belt in judo.
Word Origin: [judo] late 19th cent.: Japanese, from jū ‘gentle’ dō ‘way’.
Example Bank: •He's a black belt in judo. •She managed to get the man in a judo hold.