Author Archives: BartitsuSociety

Neo-Bartitsu Event in Pfarrkirchen, Germany

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 13th October 2010 On October 9th and 10th the Pfarrkirchen branch of the Ochs historical fencing association hosted a “challenge tournament” followed by a neo-Bartitsu seminar. Opening the neo-Bartitsu session, Andy Damms gave a … Continue reading

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More Images from “Bartitsu: the Lost Martial Art of Sherlock Holmes”

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 12th October 2010

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“Father Frank’s Trick”

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Sunday, 26th September 2010 Text from “The French Scotland Yard: About the Paris Detective and his Work” by Alder Anderson and H. de Noussanne; The London Magazine, Volume 9, 1903. Has the reader … Continue reading

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In Memoriam: E.W. Barton-Wright (8 Nov. 1860 – 13 Sept. 1951)

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 13th September 2010 Today marks the 59th anniversary of the death of Bartitsu founder Edward William Barton-Wright. Born in Bangalore, India, he was the third of six children of railway engineer William … Continue reading

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“One Man, One Suffragette”

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 11th September 2010 A 1907 Punch Magazine cartoon offers a satirical training suggestion to those London bobbies whose duties brought them into conflict with radical Suffragettes. The following year, under the tutelage … Continue reading

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ISMAC Bartitsu 2010

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 8th September 2010 It is quite unnecessary to try and get your opponent in any particular position, as the system embraces every possible eventuality, and your defence and counter attack must be … Continue reading

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“Jiu Jitsu Lessons For Youths” (1906)

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 30th August 2010 From “The Foolish Almanack for the Year 1906 A.D.” By observing the following six rules any boy of twelve can easily protect himself from the attacks of a full-grown … Continue reading

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“Sherlock Holmes and Bartitsu” (fiction)

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 28th August 2010 Bartitsu.org is pleased to present this illustrated essay in three parts by Michael Bertram Wooster. Drawing from his grandfather’s memoirs and from the archives of the Vernet Foundation (Paris), … Continue reading

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“Early Days at the Bartitsu Club”

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 26th August 2010 This entry at Martial History Magazine includes several “new” (circa 1900) newspaper articles about the Bartitsu Club. Significantly, the first article is an interview with William Henry Grenfell, the 1st Baron … Continue reading

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“The Umbrella as a Weapon of Defence” (1908)

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 24th August 2010 From Popular Mechanics Magazine, Vol. 10 Issues 1-12: In one of the women’s fencing schools of Paris instruction in the art of attack and defense with foils has been discontinued … Continue reading

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