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Author Archives: BartitsuSociety
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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The Bartitsu Club of New York City on “Edge of America”
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 18th March 2013
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Jiujitsu Film Footage from 1912
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 21st March 2013 This 1912 vintage newsreel footage is among the earliest film recordings of Japanese martial arts techniques. The film, which was probably shot in Paris, begins with a demonstration of … Continue reading
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“The Year of the Bodyguard” (1982): Summary
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 21st March 2013 For a number of years, the 1982 docudrama The Year of the Bodyguard, directed by Noel Burch, was one of the sasquatches of Bartitsu/Edwardian antagonistics research. There was tantalising evidence that … Continue reading
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