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Author Archives: BartitsuSociety
Electrical Stun Gloves (1913)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 12th June 2013 As reported in “Popular Electricity and the World’s Advocate”, 1913: Now electricity comes to the policeman’s aid. Jeremiah Creedon, a resident of Philadelphia and an engineer on the Philadelphia … Continue reading
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The Victorian Martial Arts Symposium
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 15th July 2013 A dynamic throw demonstrated at the recent Victorian Martial Arts Symposium at the Gear Con 2013 steampunk event in Portland, Oregon.
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Self-defence from “The Wrinkle Book” (1921)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Sunday, 4th August 2013 An illustration from The Wrinkle Book, edited by Archibald Williams and published by Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd., London. These techniques were probably inspired by those described in Percy Longhurst’s Jiu-jitsu … Continue reading
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You know you’ve made it when …
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 9th August 2013 The Level 1 and Level 2 incarnations of Flint, the Bartitsuka flamingo “Flint” is a new character in Urban Rivals, which is a “free multiplayer online trading card game (MMO … Continue reading
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More “Peace Scouts” Self Defence Training
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 21st August 2013 Founded by Muriel Cossgrove in 1908, the New Zealand Peace Scouts were a precursor to the Girl Guide movement in New Zealand. Peace Scouts were encouraged to eschew corsets, … Continue reading
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