Author Archives: BartitsuSociety

Bartitsu in the Court Theatre’s Romeo and Juliet

Posted on December 24, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

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)

Posted on December 24, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

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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The Seattle Times features BWAHAHAHA

Posted on December 24, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 6th June 2015 An entertaining article on BWAHAHAHA, Seattle’s “Barton-Wright/Alfred Hutton Alliance for Historically Accurate Hoplology and Antagonistics”.

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Bartitsu in Toulouse, France

Posted on December 24, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 11th July 2015 A Bartitsu class at the Ost du Griffon Noir historical martial arts club in Toulouse, France, taught by instructors Claire Hugues and Johann Perrigault (below).

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Allen Reed UK Seminar

Posted on December 24, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 24th July 2015 Instructor Allen Reed will be in the UK at the beginning of August, and has offered to run a one day seminar in Basingstoke covering the essentials of Bartitsu … Continue reading →

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“The Gentle Art of Chucking-Out and Midnight Murder”

Posted on December 24, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 27th July 2015 From “The Truth”, March 16, 1899: Very interesting indeed was the display of Elizabethan sword-play at the Bath Club last week. Messrs. Fraser, Johnson, Cooke, Gate, and the President, … Continue reading →

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Suffrajitsu – Now in Print!

Posted on December 24, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 29th July 2015 The Suffrajitsu trilogy is now available in Blood and Honor, a printed collector’s edition from Jet City Comics. This new print anthology also features two other Foreworld Saga trilogies; The Dead God and Symposium. Inspired by … Continue reading →

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A Video Interview with English Judo and Bartitsu Research Pioneer Richard Bowen (1926-2005)

Posted on December 24, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 5th August 2015 Richard (Dickie) Bowen was born in Belgravia, London in 1926. His father was English and his mother was from Wexford, Ireland. His early training was in bacteriology and, after … Continue reading →

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“If a Bold Bad Man Attacks You, Jiu-Jitsu Him!”

Posted on December 24, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 6th August 2015 A selection of classic jiujitsu “tricks” as women’s self-defence in this photo-feature from the Chicago Tribune of June 20, 1915.

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“Directly You Are Seized, Strike Your Assailant”: the Atemi-waza of Canonical Bartitsu

Posted on December 24, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Sunday, 9th August 2015 The Bartitsu canon consists of the close-combat techniques presented as Bartitsu by E.W. Barton-Wright and his colleagues between the years 1898-1902. Most notably, they include the various jiujitsu kata … Continue reading →

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