Category Archives: Antagonistics

Bartitsu Gift Ideas

Posted on December 22, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 17th December 2016 The Bartitsu Compendium, Volume 1: History and the Canonical Syllabus (2005) and The Bartitsu Compendium Volume II: Antagonistics (2008) Compiled by members of the Bartitsu Society, volumes 1 and 2 of the … Continue reading →

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“La Defense dans la Rue” in English

Posted on December 22, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 27th December 2016 La Defense dans la Rue, Jean Joseph Renaud’s classic work on self defence is now available in English translation from Lulu.com. During 1905-6 Renaud (1873-1953) became one of the first … Continue reading →

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John Steed’s Gentlemanly Art of Umbrella Fighting

Posted on December 22, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 28th December 2016 The recent blockbuster successes of the Kingsman movie and of Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows have firmly re-established umbrellas as the signature weapons of gentlemen-adventurers.  This article pays tribute to the trope-setter, debonair … Continue reading →

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“The Gentle Methods of the Berlin Police: Manners of ‘Moving On’” (1910)

Posted on December 22, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 17th January 2017 During early 1910, after the success of the Berlin police in quelling a labour dispute that had escalated into a riot, several British newspapers published feature articles on the … Continue reading →

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“’Engagement’” Rings: Knuckle-Duster Jewellery” (1911)

Posted on December 22, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 18th January 2017 Subtitled “Ingenious Weapons Favoured by Apaches – for ‘Engagements’ with Law-Abiding Citizens”, these pictures were originally published as a photo-feature in The Sketch of Wednesday, 1st March 1911. Nick-named in honour … Continue reading →

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Martial Arts Displays at the Japan-British Exhibition of 1910

Posted on December 22, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 28th January 2017 Although jiujitsu had been introduced to England circa 1900 via the efforts of E.W. Barton-Wright, Yukio Tani and Sadakazu Uyenishi, the Japan-British Exhibition was the first opportunity for many British citizens … Continue reading →

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“The New Art of Self Defence for Women” (Yorke’s Peninsula Advertiser, 28 May, 1909)

Posted on December 22, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 17th February 2017 There is no chivalry among footpads. It not infrequently happens that a woman finds herself suddenly in a position where she must fight or surrender. The woman who knows … Continue reading →

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“Self-Defence with a Bicycle” Video from the 2017 Dreynevent

Posted on December 22, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Sunday, 19th February 2017 A humourous and enlightening demonstration of Self-Defence with a Bicycle, animating the lessons of Marcus Tindal’s eccentric 1901 Pearson’s Magazine article. The demo took place at the recent Dreynevent historical European … Continue reading →

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“Fearsome Armour of the ‘Human Porcupine’” (1910)

Posted on December 22, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 20th February 2017 From the Dundee Evening Telegraph of 10 January, 1910: ARMOURED RUFFIAN HAS DESPERATE STRUGGLE WITH POLICE. One Killed and Three Wounded. Paris is no stranger scenes of violence in the streets, … Continue reading →

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R. G. Allanson-Winn on “The Umbrella as a Weapon of Self-Defence” (1890)

Posted on December 22, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 24th February 2017 Rowland George Allanson-Winn, the 5th Baron Headley, was a man of diverse interests and an interesting man. Born in London in 1855, he went on to study mathematics at … Continue reading →

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