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Canne Vigny and Defense dans la Rue Seminar in Australia
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 31st January 2019 Instructor and pioneering Vigny cane revivalist Craig Gemeiner will be offering a seminar in Vigny cane fighting and defense dans la rue (early 20th century French street self-defence) on … Continue reading
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English Edition of “Bartitsu: Historical Self-Defence with a Walking Stick” Now Available via Vimeo and the Freelance Academy Press
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 7th February 2019 The new English-language version of Alex Kiermayer’s excellent instructional video series is now available as a series of streaming downloads from Vimeo.com. The entire series runs two hours and fifty-four … Continue reading
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“Street Self-Defence: How to Handle the Hooligan” (1904)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Sunday, 10th February 2019 Originally published in The People newspaper of October 23, 1904, this newly rediscovered article offers a rare glimpse into former Bartitsu Club instructor Pierre Vigny’s Hinde Street school. Although … Continue reading
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“The Fatal Objection to All Such Plans …” (1902)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 16th February 2019 The anonymous author of this short article, originally published in the Perthshire Advertiser of 31 October, 1902, makes the valid point that the first rule towards winning a fight is to know … Continue reading
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“The Colonial Applicant ‘Taps the Mat’” (1917)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 16th February 2019 A spectacular jiujitsu moment from the popular 1917 comedy play Wanted, A Husband, in which the protagonist, a young writer named Mabel, mischievously advertises for a husband to spark ideas … Continue reading
Pierre and Marguerite Vigny at the Royal Albert Hall (1904)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 10th January 2019 In early 1904, former Bartitsu Club instructor Pierre Vigny set up his own self-defence school in London. By July of that year he and his wife/associate instructor Marguerite (a.k.a. “Miss … Continue reading
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“For Women Who Walk Alone: How to Tackle the Hooligan” (1905)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 21st February 2019 Subtitled “Ju-Jitsu for Ladies”, this photo feature was originally published the Sketch newspaper of April 12, 1905. A note reveals that photos 1, 3, 5, 6 and 7 were … Continue reading
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Suffrajitsu Mini-Documentary on BBC Two
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 3rd January 2019 Instructor Jennifer Garside teaches suffrajitsu-style self-defence in this educational mini-feature for the UK’s BBC Two channel. For a more in-depth treatment of this subject, check out the free independent … Continue reading
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“Glima: Wonders of the Secret Sport of Iceland Which Beats Ju-Jitsu” (1911)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 6th December 2018 This self-defence article by the Icelandic wrestler and showman Johannes Josefsson was published in the Sydney Sun newspaper on June 9th, 1911. Readers familiar with the basics of both jiujitsu and … Continue reading
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“No Man Shall Protect Us” Suffragette Bodyguard Documentary Reviewed by Dr. Emelyne Godfrey
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 8th November 2018 Directed by Tony and Kathrynne Wolf, No Man Shall Protect Us: The Hidden History of the Suffragette Bodyguards (2018), written by Tony Wolf, offers a lucid and rousing yet sensitively balanced … Continue reading
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