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Did E.W. Barton-Wright Actually Teach at the Bartitsu Club?

Posted on December 10, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 20th December 2018 After some 16 years of intensive research, we now know a good deal about the origins and day-to-day workings of the Bartitsu School of Arms, a.k.a. the Bartitsu Club.  One … Continue reading →

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“Pelea de Navaja”: a Rare Account of Spanish Knife Fencing from 1848

Posted on December 10, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 7th May 2018 Bartitsu founder Edward Barton-Wright claimed “the use of the stiletto” among the variety of fighting styles he had studied during his many years as an itinerant mining engineer. Bartitsu … Continue reading →

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“Shields for Police Constables” (Edinburgh Evening News, 15 September 1882)

Posted on December 10, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Sunday, 6th May 2018 Like the shepherd’s crook-type weapon introduced to the London police circa 1904, the police shields described in the article represent an interesting local solution to a local problem. Very similar … Continue reading →

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Visiting the Site of the Original Bartitsu Club

Posted on December 10, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Sunday, 10th December 2017 Martial arts enthusiasts who find themselves in central London may wish to visit the site of the original Bartitsu School of Arms and Physical Culture (a.k.a. the Bartitsu Club).  The Club … Continue reading →

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Mitsuyo Maeda in England (1907-08)

Posted on December 10, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 17th October 2017 Of the select group of Japanese judoka and jiujitsuka who pioneered their martial arts in the West at the turn of the 20th century, Mitsuyo Maeda is almost certainly the most … Continue reading →

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A Memoir of the Production of “Bartitsu: The Lost Martial Art of Sherlock Holmes”

Posted on December 10, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 19th September 2017 By Tony Wolf My friend Ran Braun, who is a fight choreographer and also a prominent stage director of operas in Europe, first proposed the idea of a Bartitsu … Continue reading →

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Art for Art’s Sake: the Value of Recreational Bartitsu

Posted on December 10, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 23rd June 2017 By Tony Wolf Recent History The modern Bartitsu revival is now fifteen years old and, like all teenagers, it’s undergoing some significant changes. Most of the original cadre of … Continue reading →

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A “New Art of Self Defence” in Ballarat, Australia (1902-09)

Posted on December 10, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 12th May 2017 Aside from the curious demonstrations of “baritzu” by Australian soldiers circa 1906, E.W. Barton-Wright’s martial art may have inspired at least one other Aussie enthusiast during the early 20th century – although the … Continue reading →

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May the Fourth be with You, Sherlock!

Posted on December 10, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 5th May 2017 May 4th of 1891 is recognised as the date of consulting detective Sherlock Holmes’ fateful hand-to-hand battle with the Napoleon of Crime, Professor James Moriarty. Their fight took place … Continue reading →

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Why Bartitsu is for Everyone

Posted on December 10, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 21st September 2016 By Tony Wolf The HEMA (Historical European Martial Arts) blogosphere and social media networks have recently caught the edge of the prevailing cultural debates about political correctness, social justice, … Continue reading →

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