AIKIDO


Meaning of AIKIDO in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌī-ki-ˈdō, ī-ˈkē-(ˌ)dō ]

noun

Etymology: Japanese aikidō, from ai- match, coordinate + ki breath, spirit + dō art, way

Date: 1956

: a Japanese art of self-defense employing locks and holds and utilizing the principle of nonresistance to cause an opponent's own momentum to work against him

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.