Author Archives: BartitsuSociety

“Barnard College Girls Becoming Experts in Jiu Jitsu Art” (Allentown Leader, Feb. 9, 1916)

Posted on December 16, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 26th January 2016

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Sherlock’s Baritsu Den: a Unique Gym in a Hanover Hotel

Posted on December 16, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Guests at the Pelikanvietel in Hanover, Germany can get their sweat on Sherlock-style in the “Baritsu Den” gymnasium.

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“The Gentle Art of Self Defence: A Strange and Mysterious Set of Manoeuvres Calculated to Upset the Mental Balance of Your Adversary” (1899)

Posted on December 16, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on June 3rd, 2017 The anonymous author of this March 15, 1899 To-Day Magazine satire wittily skewers E.W Barton-Wright’s “New Art of Self Defence” series for Pearson’s Magazine. ONE of the monthly magazines which … Continue reading →

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“Studies in Savate” (Sunday Oregonian, May 20, 1900)

Posted on December 16, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

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

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“The Dwarf of Blood” Reviews a Savate Exhibition at the Alhambra Theatre (1898)

Posted on December 16, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on October 30th, 2018 Colonel Nathaniel Newnham-Davis, who wrote a popular column for the Sporting Life newspaper under the  “Dwarf of Blood” pseudonym, was clearly a connoisseur of antagonistic novelties.  Of all the English journalists … Continue reading →

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Bartitsu and Suffrajitsu in York, U.K.

Posted on December 16, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 29th October 2018 Instructor Lauren Ireland of the York School of Defence will be teaching a six-week introductory course in Bartitsu and suffrajitsu.  The course will take place between 8.30-10.00 pm on Wednesday … Continue reading →

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“Chucker-Out of the Unwanted: Muscular Maude” (1917)

Posted on December 16, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 20th October 2018 Actress Doris Lytton puts up her dukes as Maude Bray, a supporting character in the 1917 theatrical farce Wanted: a Husband.  Hilarity ensues when one of Maude’s friends advertises for … Continue reading →

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Bartitsucon 2018 Classes and Instructors

Posted on December 16, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 20th October 2018 Participants in the upcoming Bartitsucon 2018 event will experience the full range of Bartitsu training, along with some related skills, as taught by no fewer than six instructors.  In … Continue reading →

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“The Problem of Lancashire Kicking” (January 30, 1880)

Posted on December 16, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 20th October 2018 When E.W. Barton-Wright introduced Bartitsu at the turn of the 20th century, the English (or, at least, the middle-class London) bias against kicking was well-established.  The reasons for that … Continue reading →

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“The Duel with the Fashionable Pointed Shoes” (Circa 1885)

Posted on December 16, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 20th October 2018

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