Author Archives: BartitsuSociety

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 →

Posted in Canonical Bartitsu, Seminars | Comments Off on Bartitsu with Allen Reed at “Cogs and Corsets” in Bloomington, IL

“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 →

Posted in Canonical Bartitsu, Exhibitions, Jiujitsu | Comments Off on “Bartitsu at the Tivoli Theatre” (1901)

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 →

Posted in Canonical Bartitsu, Exhibitions | Comments Off on Bartitsu Exhibition at Shorncliffe Army Camp (1902)

“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 →

Posted in Biography, Interviews, Jiujitsu | Comments Off on “How I Became a Ju-Jitsu Champion” by Taro Miyake (1905)

“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 →

Posted in Edwardiana, Humour, Jiujitsu | Comments Off on “The Ballad of Tarro Myake” (1905)

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

Posted in Sparring, Video, Vigny stick fighting | Comments Off on More Vigny Cane Fighting by the Santiago Stickfighters

“Fatal Wrestling Bout” (1909)

Posted on December 22, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 25th May 2017 A sad and sobering reminder of the risks inherent in even friendly wrestling, from the Nottingham Evening Post of 22 February, 1909: AMATEUR CHAMPION EXONERATED PROM BLAME. The Westminster’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Wrestling | Comments Off on “Fatal Wrestling Bout” (1909)

“Giving In to Get Your Way”

Posted on December 22, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 27th May 2017 The “sacrifice throw” in which a wrestler drops to the ground, using his own falling weight to throw his opponent, was almost unknown in Europe during the late 19th century. … Continue reading →

Posted in Canonical Bartitsu, Jiujitsu, Wrestling | Comments Off on “Giving In to Get Your Way”

“… he goes down all the same”

Posted on December 22, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 17th June 2017 A parallel is drawn between the no-holds-barred ethos of Bartitsu and the military tactics of the Boer War in this article from the St James’s Gazette of 18 January, 1900. Our army leaders … Continue reading →

Posted in Antagonistics, Canonical Bartitsu | Comments Off on “… he goes down all the same”

“Fighting with pot lids” – Nabebuta Displays at the London Budokwai

Posted on December 22, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 17th June 2017 Exhibitions of kobudo (weaponed martial arts) by members of the London Budokwai during 1919, 1922 and 1924 included displays of combat with a highly unusual weapon – the nabebuta or “pot … Continue reading →

Posted in Antagonistics | Comments Off on “Fighting with pot lids” – Nabebuta Displays at the London Budokwai