AIKIJUJUTSU     合気柔術

1. A term used occasionally to refer to the jujutsu form taught by Morihei UESHIBA in the 1920s and early 1930s.
The Daito-ryu scroll given to Minoru MOCHIZUKI by Ueshiba in June 1932 bears an Aikijujutsu seal.  

2. An abbreviated term used loosely to refer to the DAITO-RYU AIKIJUJUTSU of Sokaku TAKEDA. Its use in this sense is most frequent outside of Japan.

3. Aiki techniques performed in a hard, jujutsu-like manner used in contrast to the softer, rounded techniques of aikido.

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