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A Little Impromptu Riverbank Bartitsu …
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 15th December 2014
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Self-Defence with a Bicycle, Italian Style (1905)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 18th December 2014 This sequence of photographs from a 1905 edition of the Italian journal La Stampa Sportiva is clearly based on Marcus Tindal’s amusing and eccentric article Self-Protection on a Cycle (1901), which may in … Continue reading
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The Addams-Dewey Gymnasium
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 24th December 2014 Artist Pablo Helguera’s Addams-Dewey Gymnasium was part of the Art Institute of Chicago’s recent exhibition, titled A Proximity of Consciousness: The gymnasium invites visitors to engage in turn-of-the-century exercises designed to promote health and … Continue reading
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More on the “Dr. Latson Method of Self Defense”
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 5th January 2015 Readers may recall our April, 2013 article presenting the “Dr. Latson Method of Self Defense” and the bizarre scandal and mystery that later enveloped the principals of that method. Now, researcher … Continue reading
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A New Judith Lee Adventure: “The Wrestler and the Diamond Ring”
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 23rd January 2015 This short story from the Suffrajitsu.com website introduces Anglo-Chinese socialite and amateur detective Judith Lee and describes her first encounter with Mrs. Pankhurst’s Amazons. The Bartitsu Club and several of its principal figures play … Continue reading
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La Canne …
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 26th January 2015
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The Name’s Marwood … James Marwood.
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 27th January 2015 Reporter Cassam Looch attends the Kingsman: The Secret Service academy where he learns how to become the perfect Kingsman agent, including a suit fitting followed by an umbrella combat … Continue reading
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Bartitsu Action and Adventure in “Suffrajitsu: Mrs. Pankhurst’s Amazons”
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 28th January 2015 Issue #1 of the Bartitsu-themed action/adventure graphic novel trilogy Suffrajitsu: Mrs. Pankhurst’s Amazons is now available! Preview/purchase Suffrajitsu #1 at Amazon.com Preview/purchase Suffrajitsu #1 at comiXology Set against the dramatic backdrop … Continue reading
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An Updated History of Weaponised Umbrellas
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 12th February 2015 The release of Kingsman: the Secret Service promises to introduce a new generation of film-goers to the weaponised umbrella, a time-tested motif in anime, comic books, film, literature and television. The bulletproof … Continue reading
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