Author Archives: BartitsuSociety

“The Unknown Wrestler: Jiu-Jitsu Constables Defeated” (1906)

Posted on December 22, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

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

Posted on December 22, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

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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Dr. Emelyne Godfrey’s Presentation on Bartitsu and the Jiujitsu Suffragettes

Posted on December 22, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 6th May 2017 Here’s a full video record of Dr. Emelyne Godfrey’s recent presentation on Bartitsu and suffragette jiujitsu, delivered for the Martial Arts Studies Research Network.  The presentation is followed by a … Continue reading →

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The Apache’s Foe (The Bystander, 12 September 1906)

Posted on December 22, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

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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Bartitsu with Allen Reed at “Cogs and Corsets” in Bloomington, IL

Posted on December 22, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 11th May 2017 Come learn the martial art made famous by Sherlock Holmes when he fought with his nemesis Prof. Moriarty at the top of Reichenbach Falls. Prof. Reed spent many years tracking … Continue reading →

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“Bartitsu at the Tivoli Theatre” (1901)

Posted on December 22, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 12th May 2017 From the Morning Post of 23 August, 1901: Yesterday afternoon Mr. Barton-Wright gave a private exhibition of Bartitsu, his system of self-defence, which, though mainly founded on Japanese methods, is not exclusively … Continue reading →

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Bartitsu Exhibition at Shorncliffe Army Camp (1902)

Posted on December 22, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 17th May 2017 During early 1902, the instructors of the Bartitsu School of Arms and Physical Culture hit the road for a series of touring martial arts exhibitions in Oxford, Cambridge and Nottingham. This … Continue reading →

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“How I Became a Ju-Jitsu Champion” by Taro Miyake (1905)

Posted on December 22, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 18th May 2017 This detailed interview with Taro Miyake was published in the Sunday Times of September 3, 1905. Miyake, who rose to fame by defeating former Bartitsu Club instructor Yukio Tani … Continue reading →

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“The Ballad of Tarro Myake” (1905)

Posted on December 22, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 19th May 2017 The following poetic tribute to the skill of jiujitsuka Taro Miyake was first published in Punch Magazine of June 7, 1905.  Miyake’s name was frequently rendered as “Tarro Myake” … Continue reading →

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More Vigny Cane Fighting by the Santiago Stickfighters

Posted on December 22, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 20th May 2017

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