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The concept of giving way. As opposed to using force on force.
A Japanese term meaning, 'soft' or 'flexible'; it is usually used as a prefix in Japanese words such as judo or ju-jitsu.
applied to combat is the principle of adaptation,takinq advantage of an opponent's method and force to defeat or neutralize his purpose. Martial arts chronicles confirm, through ju, a Chinese influence upon that school of thought in Japan which held the principle of nonresistance to be superior, not only in a moral sense, but in the practical reality of combat.
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