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Baron Charles de Berenger’s “Defensive Gymnastics” (1838)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 12th May 2010 “To be courageous is enviable, whilst, on the other hand, to be able to conceal the absence of courage is useful” – Baron Charles de Berenger, 1835 Seven decades … Continue reading
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“More Jiujitsu Tricks” (Punch Magazine, 1905)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 5th May 2010 During the first “jiujitsu boom” of the early 20th century, Punch Magazine made great sport of the novel art of self defence and of the claims made by jiujitsu enthusiasts. In … Continue reading
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Sadakazu Uyenishi in Action (1905)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 21st April 2010 From an article in the Illustrated London News of March 1905; former Bartitsu Club instructor Sadakazu Uyenishi demonstrating jiujitsu restraint holds and throws for members of the Aldershot Military … Continue reading
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Bartitsu exhibition at Starfest
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 21st April 2010 A snapshot from a lighthearted Bartitsu display by the Victorian Antagonistics League at the recent Starfest pop-culture/entertainment convention in Denver, Colorado: “Belabour Him As You See Fit”: Steampunk Self-Defense” … Continue reading
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