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“Les Secrets du Jiu-Jitsu” (1906) Online
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Sunday, 14th January 2018 A scan of Ernest Regnier’s instruction manual Les Secrets du Jiu-Jitsu (1906) is now available online via this link. Regnier was a talented but down-on-his-luck Parisian wrestler until he was sponsored by … Continue reading
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“A New Uniform Inspired by Uko-Tani”
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Sunday, 21st January 2018 The notion of London bobbies studying the newfangled Japanese art of self-defence clearly intrigued Edwardian cartoonists. The Penny Illustrated Paper of March 4, 1905 imagined that a new police uniform inspired … Continue reading
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Jujitsuffragette interview on BBC World Service Radio Show
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 29th August 2012 Click here to listen to Tony Wolf’s interview about the Jujitsuffragette Bodyguards with reporter Julian Bedford for the BBC World Service.
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Yukio Tani vs. the Masked Wrestler (April, 1909)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 10th November 2018 Still popular today in Mexican and Japanese pro-wrestling circles, the “masked wrestler” gimmick originated in Paris during the year 1867. The original “Lutteur Masqué” was rumoured to be an … Continue reading
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“Ju-Jitsu Vs. Boxing”: Yukio Tani takes on “Young Joseph” (From The Sporting Life, 13 April 1908)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on February 10th, 2017 In a 1950 interview conducted by jiujitsu sensei Gunji Koizumi, Bartitsu founder E.W. Barton-Wright reminisced about trying to teach Yukio Tani to box, noting that Tani had “no aptitude for … Continue reading
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