Author Archives: BartitsuSociety

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

Posted on February 8, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

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”

Posted on February 8, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

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

Posted on February 8, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

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)

Posted on February 8, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

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)

Posted on February 8, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

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”

Posted on February 8, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

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)

Posted on February 8, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

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

Posted on February 8, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 18th August 2010 Screen captures from the upcoming feature documentary “Bartitsu: the Lost Martial Art of Sherlock Holmes”, currently in post-production.

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New Ongoing Bartitsu Course at the Alte Kampfkunst (Wuppertal, Germany)

Posted on February 8, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 16th August 2010 Stefan Dieke announces a new, ongoing Bartitsu course to commence in September at the Alte Kampfkunst, his full-time Western martial arts academy in Wuppertal, Germany. Bartitsu classes will be held every … Continue reading →

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William E. Steers and the Hilltop Dojo

Posted on February 8, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 14th August 2010 (With thanks to the late Richard Bowen as well as to John Bowen and Joe Svinth.) William E. Steers is one of the “mystery men” of the early British … Continue reading →

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