Author Archives: BartitsuSociety

Bartitsu Cane Sparring at the Alte Kampfkunst School

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 14th September 2012

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The Bartitsu School of Arms 2012 in Text, Video and Images

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Sunday, 16th September 2012 The second annual Bartitsu School of Arms and Physical Culture was a three-day conference and training seminar held in Chicago between September 7-9, 2012. The event was hosted by … Continue reading

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“Professor Re-Nie’s” School of Jiu-jitsu (Paris, 1905)

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 20th September 2012 The pioneer of French jiujitsu was Ernest Regnier, who achieved short-lived fame under the vaguely Japanese nom de guerre of “Professor Re-Nie” when he defeated Georges Dubois in a widely publicised jiujitsu … Continue reading

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“Dodger” Takes on the Ne’er-Do-Wells of Dickensian London

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 1st October 2012 Slightly pre-Bartitsu, but the alert and imaginative viewer may perceive echoes of Sherlock Holmes-style fight choreography in this excellent video trailer for Terry Pratchett’s new novel, Dodger.

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The Grave of Captain Alfred Hutton

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Sunday, 21st October 2012  Thanks to some excellent detective work by members of the Schola Forum, the grave and memorial tablet of former Bartitsu Club instructor Captain Alfred Hutton has been located in Astbury Churchyard, … Continue reading

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Pierre Vigny in 1934

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 22nd October 2012 A stern portrait of former Bartitsu Club instructor Pierre Vigny, taken circa 1934 when he was the Director of the Academy of Defensive Sports in Geneva. The short source … Continue reading

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Antagonistics at the Royal Albert Hall (1904)

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 23rd October 2012 Demonstrations of Pierre Vigny’s self defence with a walking stick and of jiujitsu were included alongside this July, 1904 Graeco-Roman wrestling championship bout between George Hackenschmidt and Tom Jenkins.

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Stick Fighting at the Bartitsu Club of Chicago

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 25th October 2012 

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“Scientific Ragging”: The New Jiu-jitsu (1904)

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 26th October 2012 An anonymous commentary on the potentials of jiujitsu from “The Outing” magazine, dating to 1904: WHO would have said three years ago that a remote Eastern nation would become … Continue reading

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Bartitsu (sort of …) to be Featured in “The Friday Society”

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 1st November 2012 This interview with author Adrienne Kress re. her upcoming young adult steampunk/superhero/girl power novel The Friday Society reveals that one of the protagonists, a Japanese teenager named Michiko, works as a martial arts … Continue reading

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