Monthly Archives: January 2026

Bartitsu cane against two handed clubs and staffs

Oliver Janseps teaches the canonical Pearson’s Magazine article techniques of employing the Vigny cane against an alpenstock (spiked hiking staff) and a double-handed club attack.

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“Victorian Krav Maga? The Incredible Rise and Fall of Bartitsu”

There’s a proliferation of short “What was Bartitsu?” YouTube videos, including many AI-generated offerings, but this piece from the Informed Martial Artist channel is unusually accurate and effective (despite some questionable AI-rendered “photos” of Barton-Wright and the other principal figures). … Continue reading

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Parisian Street-Fighting in “J’accuse” (2019)

A brief but effective fight scene, showcasing la canne and la boxe, from the 2019 movie J’accuse (also released as An Officer and a Spy).

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