shooto; shoot boxing
A Japanese hybrid martial art and combat sport, derived from shoot wrestling, allowing strikes and submissions. The term is a proper noun for the specific competition format.
from English shoot
In a shooto match, both strikes and submission holds are allowed.
He debuted as a professional shooto fighter.
Ateji spelling for the martial art 'shooto'; the standard written form.
Katakana spelling reflecting the English loanword 'shoot'; used in some contexts.
From English 'shoot', as in 'shoot wrestling', a style of professional wrestling that influenced the creation of this martial art. The kanji 修斗 are ateji applied phonetically.