Monthly Archives: July 2022

“Bartitsu: the Gentleman’s Martial Art”

Posted on July 31, 2022 by BartitsuSociety

Martial artist Niimi Satoshi offers an idiosyncratic interpretation of both armed and unarmed (neo-)Bartitsu in the first section of this video by Budo Channel Japan.

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“Vigny’s la Canne, Boxing and the Olympics”

Posted on July 11, 2022 by BartitsuSociety

Our old colleague Maxime Chouinard has published some original research – a rarity, at present – on Pierre Vigny and his arts of self-defence. The article Vigny’s la Canne, Boxing and the Olympics does sterling service by offering an alternative … Continue reading →

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Another Update re. The Bartitsu Compendium, Volume III

Posted on July 1, 2022 by BartitsuSociety

The third volume of the Compendium is currently being compiled, following the publications of Volume I in 2005 and Volume II in 2008. Vol. III opens with a 166-page retrospective on the life and times of Edward Barton-Wright and the … Continue reading →

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