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Author Archives: BartitsuSociety
A 1960s Survival (or Revival?) of Bartitsu Stickfighting
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 27th July 2015 We’re pleased to present this short interview with author Nigel Gordon, who reports that he studied Bartitsu stick fighting as a young teenager in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, UK during the early … Continue reading
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The Missing Link Between Vigny and Lang Finally Revealed!
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 2nd December 2017 Indian Police Superintendant Herbert Gordon Lang’s book The “Walking Stick” Method of Self-Defence (1923) is one of the seminal documents of the modern Vigny/Bartitsu stick fighting revival. Lang credited Pierre Vigny – … Continue reading
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“The Jiu-Jitsu Suffragette” on “The One Show”: BBC 1 Monday May 12
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 9th May 2014 Bartitsu instructor James Garvey and historian Emelyne Godfrey appear on screen and instructor Tony Wolf served as a consultant for this One Show presentation on the life of Edith Garrud, the pioneering female martial arts instructor who trained … Continue reading
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“Ju-ji-tsu” at Aldershot (April, 1905)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 13th May 2014 This illustration by artist L. Daviel represents a jujitsu exhibition by former Bartitsu Club instructor Sadakazu Uyenishi at the Public Schools Gymnasium, Aldershot. It’s difficult to parse exactly which technique the … Continue reading
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Policewomen Training in Jiujitsu (1914)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 13th May 2014 With the outbreak of the First World War, many British men enlisted as soldiers and many British women took occupations that had, until then, been considered strictly “men’s work”. … Continue reading
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4th Annual Antagonistics Weekend (NYC, July 12-13)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 21st May 2014 Please see this page for more information, including rates and registration details.
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“Safeguards” (Punch Magazine, Nov. 18, 1914)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 30th May 2014 Note: with the outbreak of the First World War, jiujitsu instructor William Garrud became the self-defence instructor for the Special Constables. It was the special terms to Special Constables … Continue reading
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A Safety Critique of Steampunk Umbrella Fencing/Dueling (or, “It’s all fun until someone loses an eye”)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 3rd September 2015 Umbrella fencing, also known as umbrella dueling, is a sport or game that has been played at some steampunk gatherings in the UK and USA. The purpose of this … Continue reading
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“Crouching Lurcher”
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 5th September 2015 A blend of 19th century armed and unarmed combat arts as interpreted via the lessons of Elizabethan fencing master Vincentio Saviolo, courtesy of the 1595 Club.
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