修しゅう斗と

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と

Meanings

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

修しゅう斗との試し合あいでは、打だ撃げきと関かん節せつ技わざの両りょう方ほうが認みとめられている。
In a shooto match, both strikes and submission holds are allowed.
彼かれはプロ修しゅう斗との選せん手しゅとしてデビューした。
He debuted as a professional shooto fighter.

Kanji

修discipline, conduct oneself well, study
斗Big Dipper, ten sho (vol), sake dipper

Related words

シュートボクシング
Shoot boxing is a related stand-up martial art that allows throws and standing submissions, while shooto includes ground fighting and is closer to mixed martial arts.
総そう合ごう格かく闘とう技ぎ
Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a broader category; shooto is a specific Japanese ruleset and organization within MMA.

Written forms

修しゅう斗とUsage100%
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)
Ateji spelling for the martial art 'shooto'; the standard written form.
シュート
Katakana spelling reflecting the English loanword 'shoot'; used in some contexts.

Etymology

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.