Author Archives: BartitsuSociety

“About Martial Arts, E.W. Barton-Wright and Yukio Tani”

Posted on December 29, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 25th January 2010 Marcus Rowland’s short article About Martial Arts, E.W. Barton-Wright and Yukio Tani was first published in Valkyrie magazine in 1996, and accompanied a CD-Rom which included all five of the articles … Continue reading →

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Vote for Edith!

Posted on December 29, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Sunday, 30th January 2011 We all now have an opportunity to vote for a memorial plaque to record Edith Garrud’s memory as a pioneer of jujutsu and a suffragette. Islington Council in London will erect a … Continue reading →

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Vigny/Lang Stick Fighting in Israel

Posted on December 29, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 1st November 2010 Thanks to Israeli martial artist and martial arts historian Noah Gross for this rare footage of veteran Kapap instructor Yehezkel Avneri demonstrating basic stick fighting techniques. As explained in this article, during … Continue reading →

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Victorian Cane Fighting Demo at the San Francisco Dickens Fair

Posted on December 29, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 27th December 2010 Thomas Badillo of the Botta Secreta historical martial arts club demonstrates a cane flow drill at the 32nd annual Great Dickens Christmas Fair in San Francisco.

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Vancouver Bartitsu Seminars Report

Posted on December 29, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 29th March 2010 A report from Devon Boorman of the Academie Duello in Vancouver, Canada, detailing the recent Bartitsu seminars held there: Day 1 This weekend’s Bartitsu seminar, lead by Tony Wolf, started up … Continue reading →

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Vancouver Bartitsu Intensive

Posted on December 29, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 22nd February 2010 The Academie Duello historical fencing and martial arts school will host Tony Wolf teaching a two-day Bartitsu intensive on March 27th and 28th, 2010. Each class will include the study of both canonical … Continue reading →

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Uyenishi vs. the Guardsman

Posted on December 29, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 2nd March 2011 An interesting snippet from the August 4th, 1905 edition of the Auckland Star, describing a contest between former Bartitsu Club instructor Sadakazu Uyenishi and the wrestling champion of the Royal Horse … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Seminar in Surrey, UK

Posted on December 29, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 27th November 2009 On the 7th of February, the English Martial Arts Academy will be holding a one day event in Haslemere, Surrey. On offer will be English backsword, Italian longsword and Bartitsu. The Bartitsu class … Continue reading →

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Umbrella Self Defence in Vancouver

Posted on December 29, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 16th December 2010 by SARAH N. FITZGERALD, METRO VANCOUVER For many, the Lower Mainland’s wet weather comes with the burden of carrying around an often-cumbersome umbrella. But what if you could turn … Continue reading →

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Unarmed Bartitsu With Alex Kiermayer

Posted on December 29, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 18th December 2017 A gallery of images from a recent unarmed Bartitsu seminar with instructor Alex Kiermayer for the inaugural Noble Science event in Ronneburg, Germany. This event brought together instructors in various … Continue reading →

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