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Author Archives: BartitsuSociety
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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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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The Moriarty Variations at “Sherlock Seattle”
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 27th January 2016 What if, during their fatal combat at the brink of the Reichenbach Falls, both Sherlock Holmes and Professor Moriarty had been trained in Bartitsu and armed with walking sticks? … Continue reading
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