Author Archives: BartitsuSociety

“The Eight Olympians”

Posted on December 16, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 15th January 2018 By 1907 the art of jiujitsu was becoming thoroughly integrated into English popular culture. It had been written into plays and novels and was the subject of greeting cards, … Continue reading →

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More from the Santiago Stickfighters

Posted on December 16, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 12th January 2018 Andres Morales (in the fencing mask with white trim) demonstrates the Vigny style in action against an opponent using a more generic style in this recent sparring match: In … Continue reading →

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Gentlemanly Fisticuffs in Seattle

Posted on December 16, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 11th January 2018 An academic exhibition of the manly art of pugilism from a 19th century history event in Seattle. Note the use of the milling guard with elbow covers rolling into … Continue reading →

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“Women and Self-Protection” (1922)

Posted on December 16, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 6th December 2017 This article from the Pall Mall Gazette of March 17, 1922 offers self-defence advice according to the system of Professor Padian, who is described as “the Master at Arms … Continue reading →

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Bartitsu Avec L’Ost du Griffon Noir

Posted on December 16, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 2nd October 2017 Members of l’Ost du Griffon Noir historical martial arts club in Toulouse, France pose in quasi-Edwardian garb after a recent Bartitsu seminar.  The club has been offering periodic Bartitsu training sessions … Continue reading →

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The Aerial Wrestling Girls (1905)

Posted on December 16, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 9th June 2017 By 1905 the novelty of mixed-style wrestling matches was beginning to wear thin for London music hall audiences, so some creative developments were deemed to be in order. Thus, the … Continue reading →

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“Queensberry Justice”

Posted on December 16, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 3rd June 2017 Over the past ten years or so, the martial arts of Bartitsu and (especially) Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s “baritsu” have been incorporated into numerous Sherlock Holmes pastiche stories. Frequently, Holmes’ … Continue reading →

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“Self Defence for Women” by Nohata Showa (1914) Now Translated and Re-Published

Posted on December 16, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on June 3rd, 2017 Although Emily Diana Watts’ Fine Art of Jujutsu was first published in 1906, Self Defense for Women (1914) may well have been the first booklet written by a female author to specifically deal with jujutsu … Continue reading →

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“Girl of Whom Footpads Should Beware” (Daily Mirror, January 22, 1914)

Posted on December 16, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on November 20, 2017 Hetty Beard, the young lady demonstrating umbrella self-defence above, may have been among Pierre and Marguerite Vigny’s students. The Vignys themselves, however, had long departed England for their native Switzerland … Continue reading →

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Congratulations to the Winners of the Bartitsu Sparring Video Competition!

Posted on December 16, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 7th February 2017 The Bartitsu Sparring Video Competition was initiated in November of 2016. The object was to encourage experimentation with a set of sparring guidelines inspired by the styles practiced at the original Bartitsu Club … Continue reading →

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