a Japanese system of self-defense in which various holds and circular movements are used to exploit to one's own advantage an opponent's strength and weight
See aikido in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(īˈkē-dōˌ, ī-kēˈdō)
noun
A Japanese art of self-defense that employs holds and locks and that uses the principles of nonresistance in order to debilitate the strength of the opponent.