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The Story of the Jujitsuffragettes, Courtesy of “Drunk History UK”

Posted on December 22, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 17th July 2017 In these excerpts from a recent episode of “Drunk History UK”, inebriated comedienne Luisa Omielan attempts to relate the history of the jujitsu-trained suffragette Bodyguard team: Bonus points for … Continue reading →

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“Urban Heroes vs. Folk Devils”

Posted on December 22, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 24th July 2017 Emelyne Godfrey‘s 2010 essay on civilian self-defence circa 1880-1914 is available via this link. Here are some excerpts: Pearson’s Magazine boasted articles on adventure, features on sport and remarkable fiction; it … Continue reading →

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Suffrajitsu Experience Day in London

Posted on December 22, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 24th July 2017 London’s Radical Tea Towel Company will be hosting a day-long Suffrajitsu Experience on Sept. 16, with a guided tour by historian Elizabeth Crawford, a lecture by Dr. Emelyne Godfrey and a … Continue reading →

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How “Re-Nie’s” Jiujitsu Won Against Dubois’ Savate (1905)

Posted on December 22, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 24th July 2017 In the wake of his stunning six-second victory against savateur Georges Dubois in their 1905 style-vs-style challenge fight, jiujitsuka Ernest Regnier (a.k.a. “Re-Nie”) posed for the following series of technical photographs. … Continue reading →

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Professor Chabrier’s Cane and Umbrella Defence

Posted on December 22, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 28th July 2017 A selection of cane and umbrella self-defence techniques originally published in La Vie au grand air : revue illustrée de tous les sports of February 9, 1906.  The demonstrator is Professor Chabrier … Continue reading →

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Captain Laing’s “1st Practice” of Bartitsu Stick Fighting (#1)

Posted on December 22, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 28th July 2017 In 1902, Bartitsu Club member Captain F.C. Laing wrote an article titled The ‘Bartitsu’ Method of Self-Defence for the Journal of the United Service Institution.Captain Laing’s sequence of set-plays such as “Attacked by a man … Continue reading →

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Captain Laing’s “1st Practice” of Bartitsu Stick Fighting (#2)

Posted on December 22, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 3rd August 2017 The second basic drill from Captain F.C. Laing’s 1902 article The “Bartitsu” Method of Self-Defence, illustrated with photographs adapted from E.W. Barton-Wright’s Self-Defence with a Walking Stick (1901). Click here for the first drill … Continue reading →

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Personally, I would have tried to keep a hold of the stick …

Posted on December 22, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 3rd August 2017

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Charles Charlemont’s Students Demonstrate Savate and la Canne (1928)

Posted on December 22, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 5th August 2017 This newly-released sound film from the Fox Movietone Archive shows training drills and bouting by students of Professor Charles Charlemont. At the turn of the 20th century, Charlemont had … Continue reading →

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Johannes Josefsson: Iceland’s Colourful “King of Wrestling”

Posted on December 22, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 7th August 2017 Due in no small part to the publicity surrounding Bartitsu circa 1899-1902, the first decade of the 20th century saw some substantial popular interest in “exotic” fighting styles.  Japanese … Continue reading →

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