Author Archives: BartitsuSociety

Bartitsu Display at the Duchamp Men’s Fashion Show

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 17th January 2014 Fashionistas were recently treated to an exhibition of stylish Bartitsu stick fighting during an innovative presentation by the Duchamp London men’s clothing company. Some brief excerpts appear in this video:

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“The Dodges of Bartitzu” (1899)

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 18th January 2014 From the Manchester Evening News, April 1899: Two or three recent cases have served to draw attention to the dangers of London streets after dark. It is seldom that the … Continue reading

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“How To Defend Yourself” (1904)

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Sunday, 19th January 2014 From the San Francisco Call newspaper, August 1904. The young lady demonstrating these self defence techniques is believed to be Mademoiselle Marie Gelas. TIME and time again when some account appears in … Continue reading

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Stick Men

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 29th January 2014 A tip of the straw boater hat to Threadless.com user mmviolet for her clever melding of classic Bartitsu stick fighting images with the stick figure cypher motif from Sir … Continue reading

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Rachel Klingberg Profiled in the Epoch Times

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 1st February 2014 Click here to read journalist Amelia Pang’s personality profile of Rachel Klingberg, the founder of the Bartitsu Club of New York City.

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“The Sword and the Pen: Two Swashbuckling Stories”

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 13th February 2014 We’re happy to announce the publication of The Sword and the Pen in both print and e-book formats. Egerton Castle, famous as a pioneer of the late-Victorian revival of Elizabethan swordsmanship, … Continue reading

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Sadakazu “Raku” Uyenishi Caricatures

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 14th February 2014 Two caricatures of Bartitsu Club instructor Sadakazu Uyenishi, who used the stage name “Raku”, first published during his 1907/08 exhibition tour of Spain.

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Amateur Constables Trained in Stick Fighting (1912)

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 19th February 2014 From the Adelaide Daily Herald, April 13, 1912: One result of the recent disturbance (escalating industrial unrest and strikes) has been to give a real impetus to the civilian … Continue reading

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Jujitsu, “the Newest Suffragette Terror”

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 22nd February 2014

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“A Knowledge of Many Curious Fouls” ( The Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer, 29 August 1901)

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Sunday, 9th March 2014 We confess to grave misgivings with regards to the Japanese system of self defence known as Bartitsu, which a Mr. Barton Wright has been privately booming in London for … Continue reading

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