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Category Archives: Canonical Bartitsu
“How to start Bartitsu – la canne Vigny” with Oliver Janseps
This new video tutorial focusses on basic moulinet strikes in the Vigny style.
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“Fight Like Sherlock Holmes” in Germany
Images from a recent seminar by Alex Kiermayer and Christoph “Bear-Knuckle” Reinberger.
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Guards by Distance with Oliver Janseps
German HEMA instructor Oliver Janseps offers a clear explication of Guard by Distance tactics and dynamics in this video, which is part of an occasional series.
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Vigny Cane Basics with Alex Kiermayer
Veteran instructor Alex Kiermayer offers a tutorial in the fundamentals of warming up, striking and parrying with a cane in the classic Vigny style. If you’d like much more in the same vein, Alex’s comprehensive, multi-part instructional series Bartitsu: Historical … Continue reading →
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“Bartitsu – Self Defence with the Hooked Walking Stick”
German HEMA instructor Oliver Janseps demonstrates three canonical Vigny/Bartitsu hooking techniques. Crooked canes are rarely seen in action in sparring, but here’s an experimental bout from back in 2013:
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Some “new” and unusual snippets of Bartitsu history
According to an item in the Morning Leader of Tuesday, 29 November 1898, the entertainments for an upcoming charity bazaar were scheduled to include: Mr. E. W. Barton- Wright (who) will on Friday and Saturday give a demonstration of Bartitsu, … Continue reading →
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Bartitsu and early British jujitsu with Tony Wolf
Martial arts podcasters Gavin Davies and David Brough interview Tony Wolf on the past and future of Bartitsu, with a bonus pro-wrestling anecdote.
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The Bartitsu Compendium, Volume III reviewed by the Martial History Team
After buying and surveying the first two volumes in this series, I had to buy volume III when it arrived in 2022. My copy of The Bartitsu Compendium, Volume 3: What Bartitsu Was and What it Can Be is a massive paperback measuring 8 … Continue reading →
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Dr. Emelyne Godfrey Reviews The Bartitsu Compendium, Volume III
Boasting over 600 pages, the long-awaited third edition of the Bartitsu Compendium is a real treat, being an exploration of Bartitsu yesterday and today, ideal for both new students of martial arts as well as the general reader. This anthology … Continue reading →
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Announcing The Bartitsu Compendium, Volume III
Published 120 years after the Bartitsu School of Arms in London closed its doors for the last time and marking the 20th anniversary of the modern Bartitsu revival movement, the Bartitsu Compendium, Volume III is now available from Amazon. Over … Continue reading →
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