Author Archives: BartitsuSociety

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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NYC Bartitsu in the New York Times

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 27th February 2015  Members of the Bartitsu Club of NYC pose for the recent New York Times article Regilding the Gilded Age in New York.

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Suffrajitsu: Mrs. Pankhurst’s Amazons #3 Available Now!

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 25th March 2015 The climactic chapter of the Suffrajitsu graphic novel trilogy is now available from Amazon.com and comiXology! In Issue #3, Persephone Wright and her team of Bartitsu-trained Amazons must race to prevent a terrorist attack … Continue reading

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“Self-Defence with a Cane” (1928)

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 14th April 2015 From the Friday, 27 July 1928 edition of the Motherwell Times:

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Bartitsu at the Steampunk World’s Fair

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 23rd May 2015 Bartitsu instructor Mark Donnelly (centre) teaches an introductory seminar at the recent Steampunk World’s Fair in Piscataway, New Jersey.

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Bartitsu in the Court Theatre’s Romeo and Juliet

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 25th May 2015  Tybalt (Owen Black, left) and Benvolio (Ben Freeth, right) engage in some Bartitsu cane fighting in a rehearsal for the Court Theatre’s (Christchurch, New Zealand) production of Romeo and Juliet. This … Continue reading

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Bartitsu Demonstration and Artisan Fair (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania)

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 2nd June 2015 June 20, 201512 pm – 4 pmLuckenbach MillHistoric Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Learn Bartitsu, the gentleman’s form of self-defense popular in Victorian London. Mark Donnelly is an expert in the fighting … Continue reading

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