Author Archives: BartitsuSociety

“How to Carry a Walking-Stick” (1889)

Posted on December 22, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 22nd April 2017 Words of warning from the Pall Mall Gazette of 2 September, 1889: THE art of carrying a walking-stick, or even an umbrella, properly, is one that has to be acquired, and does … Continue reading →

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The Circa 1970 Revival of Umbrella and Walking Stick Self-Defence

Posted on December 22, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Sunday, 23rd April 2017 Much like the first decade of the 20th century, the late 1960s and early ’70s saw an increased general interest in self-defence due to a perceived rise in street … Continue reading →

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“What Every Woman Ought to Know” Reviewed (Daily Mirror, March 29, 1911)

Posted on December 22, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 24th April 2017

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Bartitsu Stick Sparring with Experimental “Gentlemen’s Canes”

Posted on December 22, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

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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Bartitsu Returns to the Royal Armouries (Leeds)

Posted on December 22, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 26th April 2017 Sherlock, Stock and Barrel is a Sherlock Holmes-themed event taking place at the Royal Armouries museum in Leeds, England between April 29-May 1. Notably, the event marks the return of Bartitsu … Continue reading →

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George Dinnie vs. Yukio Tani (1908)

Posted on December 22, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

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 →

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A 1915 Sketch of E.W. Barton-Wright

Posted on December 22, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 29th April 2017 A rare portrait sketch of Bartitsu founder E.W. Barton-Wright from The People newspaper of 24 October, 1915. At this time, Barton-Wright would have been aged about 55 and was managing his … Continue reading →

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Sherlock Holmes’ Bartitsu at the Royal Armouries Museum

Posted on December 22, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 1st May 2017 Scenes from the Sherlock, Stock and Barrel festival taking place at the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds, UK. This event marks the return of Bartitsu demonstrations to the Museum, which was … Continue reading →

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Marguerite Vigny (a.k.a. “Miss Sanderson”) Competes at the Cercle Hoche (1908)

Posted on December 22, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

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)

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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