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Author Archives: BartitsuSociety
Pugilism with Sensei Seth and Tom Billinge
An entertaining and informative intro. to bare-knuckle fisticuffs courtesy of popular martial arts YouTuber Sensei Seth and pugilism expert Tom Billinge.
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Antique Vigny self-defence cane discovered
Thanks to antique dealer Rob Phillips for these photos of an antique Vigny cane; the first such example known to have been located in the history of the modern revival. The cane is labelled VIGNY’S “SELF DEFENCE” STICK 18. BERNERS … Continue reading
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Advanced Strikes: The Flick and the Flip for Bartitsu from “The Walking Stick Method of Self-Defence”
Oliver Janseps presents his interpretation of H.G. Lang’s “flick” and “flip” techniques from “The Walking Stick Method of Self Defence”.
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“The Secret Martial Art of Charlie Chaplin’s Cane”
The AgelessExplorer YouTube channel offers an entertaining angle on cane-fighting and on Charlie Chaplin’s physical comedy genius in this mini-documentary.
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“Self-Defence from 1920” (The Wrinkle Book)
Nice to see some of these techniques in action, particularly in that the self defence section of The Wrinkle Book was possibly my first ever exposure to the notion of “early 20th century martial arts/self defence”. My late father had … Continue reading
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“The Repair Shop” restores Yukio Tani’s portrait
This episode of the BBC’s Repair Shop series features the painstaking restoration of a 1930s oil portrait of former Bartitsu Club instructor Yukio Tani, which had hung for many years on the wall of the venerable London Budokwai martial arts … Continue reading
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Yuki Tani watches catch-as-catch-can wrestling in 1926
A few seconds of footage of former Bartitsu Club instructor Yukio Tani watching a catch-as-catch-can wrestling championship in Finsbury Park, Middlesex. Tani would have been around 49 years old at the time this film was shot; about a decade later … Continue reading
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“Bartitsu Basics – How to thrust with a cane & the hand guard”
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