Monthly Archives: December 2021

Jujutsu vs. Boxing (1909)

Posted on December 24, 2021 by BartitsuSociety

In this photograph, from a January 1909 full-page advertisement for the Golden Square School of Jujutsu in Modern Man magazine, William Garrud (standing) and Sadakazu Uyenishi demonstrate a kugi-nuki (“pincers”) takedown against a boxer’s left-lead punch. Edward Barton-Wright’s introduction of … Continue reading →

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Light Unarmed Bartitsu Sparring from the Cateran Society

Posted on December 21, 2021 by BartitsuSociety

Although E.W. Barton-Wright recorded details of the stick fighting and jujutsu aspects of Bartitsu in his Pearson’s Magazine articles, it took many years of painstaking research and educated guesswork to piece together the Bartitsu Club’s take on (kick)boxing. This video … Continue reading →

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