Author Archives: BartitsuSociety

“Suffragette City: the Curious Influence of Jiu-jitsu in Early 20th Century England”

Posted on December 26, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 2nd July 2013 Click here to read Steven Marrocco’s new article for FIGHT! Magazine, detailing some of the colour and variety of the c1900 self defence scene in England.

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The Victorian Martial Arts Symposium

Posted on December 26, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

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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The Cowford Steampunk Bartitsu Seminar Report

Posted on December 26, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 25th July 2013 Steampunk Bartitsu: A Dignified Response to altercations involving Pirates, Cads, Bureaucrats, and General Thuggery Noted Lecturer, Historical Hoplologist and Antagonistics Enthusiast William ‘Battlin’ Bill’ Trumpler made an appearance at … Continue reading →

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“The Great Anglo-Japanese Tournament”: Bartitsu in Nottingham (March 1902)

Posted on December 26, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 29th July 2013 The best evidence indicates that E.W. Barton-Wright’s Bartitsu Club in London closed down during the early months of 1902, for reasons that are still mysterious.  A recently-discovered series of … Continue reading →

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Elizabethan Sword-Play and Bartitsu at the Bath Club (1899)

Posted on December 26, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 29th July 2013 A tongue-in-cheek review of the famous Bath Club exhibition of March 1899, from “The Truth” newspaper: Very interesting indeed was the display of Elizabethan sword-play at the Bath Club last … Continue reading →

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Self-defence from “The Wrinkle Book” (1921)

Posted on December 26, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

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 …

Posted on December 26, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

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

Posted on December 26, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

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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“Policewoman Uses Jiu-jitsu on Mashers” (Chicago American, 1923)

Posted on December 26, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 23rd August 2013 One of the most famous and colourful “characters” of Chicago during the roaring ’20s was Detective Alice B. Clement, whose sharp wits, snappy dress sense and enthusiastic use of … Continue reading →

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“GENTLEMEN, DIE STÖCKE HOCH”

Posted on December 26, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Sunday, 25th August 2013 Click here for a PDF of Oliver Lang’s 2011 German-language article on Bartitsu for Schwert & Klinge magazine, featuring technical demonstrations by Stefan Dieke.

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