Author Archives: BartitsuSociety

A Bartitsu Cartoon from 1976

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 17th August 2015 Originally published in the Xenia (Ohio) Gazette of July 27, 1976, this cartoon is a curiosity of recent history in that E.W. Barton-Wright’s martial art was almost completely forgotten during the … Continue reading

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Defense dans la Rue Vol. 2: Fundamental Striking Skills

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 26th August 2015 The second volume of Craig Gemeiner’s Defense dans la Rue (“street self-defence”) instructional DVD series is now available: During the later decades of the 19th century Parisian citizens experienced the … Continue reading

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Dubious “Self-Defence Umbrella” Initiative by Vodafone India

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 27th August 2015 Although they’re presumably well-intentioned, one hopes that Vodafone India and their ad agency will also be shelling out for the extensive training these women will need in order to … Continue reading

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Duelling Canes

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 31st August 2015 Highlights of a hard contact Bartitsu cane sparring match at the Forteza Fitness and Martial Arts studio in Ravenswood, Chicago. The fighters are using 3/4″ diameter, 36″ rattan sparring canes … Continue reading

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The Bartitsu Club Athens 1900

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 1st September 2015 The Bartitsu Club Athens 1900 trains in la canne, jiujitsu, pugilism, fencing and Victorian-era self-defence, as well as special fitness classes for ladies and gentlemen. The Club trains every Monday, Wednesday … Continue reading

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First Ever Bartitsu Seminar in Malta

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 26th September 2013 Click here to read a short review of Mark Donnelly’s recent Bartitsu seminar for the Malta Historical Fencing Association.

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Yukio Tani (1904)

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 18th December 2015 A rare and unusual 1904 photograph of Bartitsu Club jiujitsu instructor and champion music hall challenge wrestler Yukio Tani.

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How to Deal with Undesirables

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 30th December 2015 Advice on the gentlemanly art of umbrella combat from the late and lamented Kingsman agent Harry (Galahad) Hart.

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“The Anti-Hooligan: Self-Defence as a Fine Art” (1902)

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 13th January 2016 This short article from the London Daily News of Wednesday, October 29, 1902, offers a picturesque description of the Vigny stick fighting style in action, underscoring the central importance … Continue reading

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Have at you, Sir!

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 26th January 2016 Instructor James Garvey (right) demonstrates the entry into a canonical Bartitsu takedown technique.

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