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Bartitsu Stick Sparring with Experimental “Gentlemen’s Canes”
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 24th April 2017 Some dynamic Bartitsu-style sparring from the Szkola Fechtunku Aramis classical fencing school in Poland. The sparring canes are made according to the school’s own design, shown in more detail below:
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George Dinnie vs. Yukio Tani (1908)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 27th April 2017 The following dramatic and highly detailed account is taken from the Sheffield Independent of Monday 3rd February, 1908. It’s particularly interesting as it represents a hard-fought jujitsu-style contest taking place … Continue reading
Marguerite Vigny (a.k.a. “Miss Sanderson”) Competes at the Cercle Hoche (1908)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 2nd May 2017 Founded in Paris in 1900, the Cercle Hoche was an exclusive fencing and athletic club whose amenities included a luxurious bathroom, a billiard room, a courtyard garden and a restaurant. … Continue reading
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“The Unknown Wrestler: Jiu-Jitsu Constables Defeated” (1906)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 5th May 2017 From the Shipley Times and Express of 23 February, 1906: An exciting, though impromptu, jiu-jitsu contest was witnessed in the early the hours of Monday morning at Snow Hill Police … Continue reading
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Vigny-Style Sparring in Santiago, Chile
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 6th May 2017 Walking-stick sparring in the Bartitsu/Vigny style, as practiced in Santiago, Chile. Note the tactical shifts between the double-handed, rear and front guards:
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The Apache’s Foe (The Bystander, 12 September 1906)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 10th May 2017 Burglaries in Paris and the provinces, wherein the revolver and the knife, as a rule, play an important role, are becoming more and more frequent. The police seem powerless, … Continue reading
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