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“Masculinity, Crime and Self Defence in Victorian Literature”

Posted on February 8, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 26th October 2010 Masculinity, Crime and Self Defence in Victorian Literature is the title of Bartitsu Society associate Emelyne Godfrey’s new book, now available for pre-publication orders via the Macmillan website, Amazon and other … Continue reading →

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“To Conquer by Yielding”; Lafcadio Hearn on Jiujitsu

Posted on February 8, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 18th October 2010 An excerpt from Lafcadio Hearn’s “Out of the East: Reveries and Studies in New Japan”, 1895. Man at his birth is supple and weak; at his death, firm and strong. So … Continue reading →

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“The Mystery of Baritsu” (1958)

Posted on February 8, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 15th October 2010 In early 1902, and under circumstances that remain a historical mystery, the Bartitsu Club closed its doors for the last time. Jiujitsu went on to experience a boom lasting … Continue reading →

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An Edwardian Jiujitsu Exposition

Posted on February 8, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 15th October 2010 (From Womanhood Magazine, 1904) A VERY INTERESTED GATHERING assembled at Caxton Hall, Westminster, on December 20, at the invitation of Mr. Granger, Agent General for Australia, to witness a demonstration … Continue reading →

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Edwardian Walking Stick Defence Seminar (Edinburgh)

Posted on February 8, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 14th October 2010 Edinburgh: on the 16th of October, beginning at midday and ending at 5pm, there will be a workshop in Walking Stick Defence given by Phil Crawley. The venue will be … Continue reading →

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Neo-Bartitsu Event in Pfarrkirchen, Germany

Posted on February 8, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

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”

Posted on February 8, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

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

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“Father Frank’s Trick”

Posted on February 8, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

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)

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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