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Author Archives: BartitsuSociety
“An incredible skill in the art of strangulation”: the Phantom of the Opera’s “Punjab lasso”
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 23rd February 2013 The so-called “Punjab lasso” is the signature weapon of Erik, the charismatic, homicidal genius anti-villain of Gaston Leroux’s classic serial novel, The Phantom of the Opera (1909-1910). Just as Leroux’s original story … Continue reading
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The Swordswoman: Esme Beringer
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 28th February 2013 Directly paralleling the revival of Bartitsu, the modern revival of historical fencing as a martial art has become well-established over the past fifteen years. However, a remarkably similar revival of “ancient swordplay” … Continue reading
Exercising on Board the Titanic
Courtesy of 3Dhistory.de, a colourised image of the on-board gymnasium of the ill-fated RMS Titanic. As a physical culture enthusiast, it’s likely that former Bartitsu Club member Sir Cosmo Duff Gordon would have made use of this gym prior to the night of April … Continue reading
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The “Knowledge of the Stick” in Napoleonic France
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 2nd March 2013 This short essay on the practicalities and wisdom of stick fighting is excerpted from “The Story of the Stick in All Ages and Lands” (1875), by Antony Réal. I … Continue reading
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Keep Calm …
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 4th March 2013
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Miss Sanderson and the Womanly Art of Parasol Self Defence
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 9th March 2013 Although the woman known as “Miss Sanderson” was a prominent fencer and self defence instructor in Edwardian London, regrettably little is known of her life – including her first … Continue reading
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Inspector LeBrock (Anthropomorphic Badger and Bartitsu Enthusiast)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 12th March 2013 Detective Inspector Archibald “Archie” LeBrock (left), the protagonist of the Grandville graphic novel series, assumes the Bartitsu “rear guard” position.
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