“A Fight in the Gymnasium”

  • Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 29th September 2011

A curious illustration of unknown provenance, presumably from a circa 1900 book or “Boy’s Own” magazine story.

Either the fellow in the red shirt is far stronger than he looks, or his blue-shirted opponent is an acrobat of astounding agility. Perhaps both …

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