Author Archives: BartitsuSociety

“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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Bartitsu at the Vacheron Constantin FiftySix Launch Event

Posted on December 16, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 11th October 2018 Instructor James Garvey (right, above) demonstrates Bartitsu during a recent London media event launching the Vacheron Constantin FiftySix collection, a range of luxury watches. The three-day event drew more than 100 international … Continue reading →

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Bartitsu at the Savile Club

Posted on December 16, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 11th October 2018 Instructors Tommy Joe Moore (left) and James Marwood (right) demonstrate Bartitsu during a recent private black-tie function at the Savile Club, a gentlemen’s club in Mayfair, London.

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Mary Russell, the “Flying Duchess”

Posted on December 16, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Sunday, 7th October 2018 Emily (Diana) Watts‘ 1905 book The Fine Art of Jujutsu is historically significant as the first Japanese unarmed combat manual to have been written by a woman, and also the first … Continue reading →

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“Jiu-jitsu Against Boxing” (1906)

Posted on December 16, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 2nd October 2018 Victor Breyer’s rather intricate article from La Vie au Grand Air of January 12, 1906 illustrates some of the puzzles faced by European fighters in adapting to Japanese jiujitsu.   … Continue reading →

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