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Bartitsu seminar with Tony Wolf at Forteza Fitness and Martial Arts (Chicago)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 23rd January 2012 A short “video impression” of the June 22nd Bartitsu seminar at the new (and still under development) Forteza Fitness and Martial Arts studio in Ravenswood, Chicago. Instructor Tony Wolf led a … Continue reading
Upcoming Bartitsu Seminars with Mark P. Donnelly
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 26th January 2012 Bartitsu instructor Mark Donnelly will be teaching an intensive seminar for the Bartitsu Club of New York City on Sunday, March 11, 2012. See this page for all details. Professor Donnelly … Continue reading
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“A sphere of deadliness” – More Stickfighting Action from Hammett’s “Nightmare Town”
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 27th January 2012 Our second and final excerpt from Dashiell Hammett’s 1924 pulp classic, “Nightmare Town”, featuring hard-bitten adventurer Steve Threefall and his trademark weapon – an ebony fighting cane. Men filled … Continue reading
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“The Kangaroo as Prize Fighter” (1893)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 15th February 2012 Among the recent developments in the world of sports, in Australia, is the training of the kangaroo to stand up and spar or box with a human antagonist. We … Continue reading
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“Ancient Swordplay: the Revival of Elizabethan Fencing in Victorian London”
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 22nd February 2012 During the final decades of the 19th century, a cabal of fencers and historians led by Captain Alfred Hutton and his colleague, the writer Egerton Castle, undertook a systematic study and practical … Continue reading
Experimental Bartitsu Sparring in Naucalpan, Mexico
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 27th February 2012 Members of the Elite Fencing Club in Naucalpan, Mexico experiment with a set of point-based rules for Bartitsu stick fighting.
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19th Century Antagonistics at the 2012 Victorian Heritage Festival
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 29th February 2012 19th century pugilism, fencing and other “manly arts of self defence” will be on display at the upcoming Port Townsend Victorian Heritage Festival (Washington, March 23-25).
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