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Category Archives: Antagonistics
“The Lost Art of Self-Defence – Forgotten Methods of Fighting Revived by a Viennese Fencing Club” (1905)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 2nd March 2017 The turn of the 20th century was something of a boom time for academic and popular interest in unusual fighting styles, exemplified by Bartitsu’s eclectic combination of Japanese and … Continue reading
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Selbstverteidigung – Self-Defence Sketches by Edmund Erpf (1920)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 11th March 2017 A series of studies by the German artist Edmund Erpf (1883-1977), drawing inspiration from boxing, savate and jiujitsu:
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The Circa 1970 Revival of Umbrella and Walking Stick Self-Defence
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Sunday, 23rd April 2017 Much like the first decade of the 20th century, the late 1960s and early ’70s saw an increased general interest in self-defence due to a perceived rise in street … Continue reading
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“Fighting with pot lids” – Nabebuta Displays at the London Budokwai
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 17th June 2017 Exhibitions of kobudo (weaponed martial arts) by members of the London Budokwai during 1919, 1922 and 1924 included displays of combat with a highly unusual weapon – the nabebuta or “pot … Continue reading
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“New Methods of Self-Defence” (1906)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 17th June 2017 For almost all practical purposes, Bartitsu – as a defined combination of martial arts and combat sport styles – ceased to exist after the closure of the Bartitsu School … Continue reading
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5th Annual Victorian Martial Arts Symposium in Portland, Oregon
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 24th June 2017 Click here to learn more about this event, to be held at the PDX Gearcon steampunk extravaganza between June 30 and July 2, 2017.
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Professor Chabrier’s Cane and Umbrella Defence
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 28th July 2017 A selection of cane and umbrella self-defence techniques originally published in La Vie au grand air : revue illustrée de tous les sports of February 9, 1906. The demonstrator is Professor Chabrier … Continue reading
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Personally, I would have tried to keep a hold of the stick …
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 3rd August 2017
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