Author Archives: BartitsuSociety

In Memoriam: Roger Lafond (1913-2011)

Posted on February 9, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 13th April 2011 We regret to announce the death of savate and la canne master Roger Lafond on April 8th, 2011. He was 97 years old. Roger Lafond’s martial arts and combat sports lineage can be … Continue reading →

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“Bartitsu: The Lost Martial Art of Sherlock Holmes”

Posted on February 9, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 28th March 2011 Announcing the long-awaited DVD release of the first feature documentary on Bartitsu, the “gentlemanly art of self defence”! At the end of the Victorian era, E.W. Barton-Wright founded Bartitsu … Continue reading →

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More Bartitsu SteamPunkery

Posted on February 9, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Sunday, 27th March 2011 Allen Reed will be teaching classes at the Oklahoma Steampunk Exhibition in April: Vigny’s Walking Stick Defense Do you know a rogue and a scoundrel who deserves to be thrashed on the steps of … Continue reading →

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Conan Doyle and Houdini: Private Investigators

Posted on February 9, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Sunday, 27th March 2011 Not one, not two, but three upcoming media productions will pose the question; what if Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Harry Houdini had teamed up as detectives? In reality, master escapologist Houdini and … Continue reading →

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Baritsu in “Art of Deduction: Inside the Mind of Sherlock Holmes”

Posted on February 9, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 24th March 2011 A stylised baritsu fight sequence performed by teen and college-age actors in the play Art of Deduction, which recently featured at the Weathervane Playhouse in Akron, Ohio. Director John Davis also choreographed … Continue reading →

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Edith Garrud: the Votes are In!

Posted on February 9, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 22nd March 2011 As reported in this earlier post, the Islington Borough Council recently ran a poll to determine which five of ten candidates, all former residents of, or events associated with Islington, … Continue reading →

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Hooligans, Beware!

Posted on February 9, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 14th March 2011 Perhaps the ultimate expression of self defence for bicyclists was the Simms Motor Scout, which rolled off the production line in 1898. While intended for wartime use, the Motor Scout would have … Continue reading →

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Bartitsu Art

Posted on February 9, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 14th March 2011 Thanks to the talented German graphic artist Christoph Roos, who has created these dynamic renditions of a Bartitsu street fight, circa 1900:

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Armand Cherpillod

Posted on February 9, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 28th February 2011 Bartitsu Club wrestling instructor Armand Cherpillod is featured in this circa 1901 postcard. “The Little Swiss” Cherpillod’s adventures in London are outlined in his autobiography La Vie d’une Champion, which … Continue reading →

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“Bartitsu: Fight like a Gentleman”

Posted on February 9, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 28th February 2011 Thanks to Alex Zalud for these video excerpts from Alex Kiermayer’s recent Bartitsu kickboxing class at the Vienna Dreynevent.

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