Category Archives: Canonical Bartitsu

Bartitsu with Allen Reed at “Cogs and Corsets” in Bloomington, IL

Posted on December 22, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 11th May 2017 Come learn the martial art made famous by Sherlock Holmes when he fought with his nemesis Prof. Moriarty at the top of Reichenbach Falls. Prof. Reed spent many years tracking … Continue reading →

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“Bartitsu at the Tivoli Theatre” (1901)

Posted on December 22, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 12th May 2017 From the Morning Post of 23 August, 1901: Yesterday afternoon Mr. Barton-Wright gave a private exhibition of Bartitsu, his system of self-defence, which, though mainly founded on Japanese methods, is not exclusively … Continue reading →

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Bartitsu Exhibition at Shorncliffe Army Camp (1902)

Posted on December 22, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 17th May 2017 During early 1902, the instructors of the Bartitsu School of Arms and Physical Culture hit the road for a series of touring martial arts exhibitions in Oxford, Cambridge and Nottingham. This … Continue reading →

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“Giving In to Get Your Way”

Posted on December 22, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 27th May 2017 The “sacrifice throw” in which a wrestler drops to the ground, using his own falling weight to throw his opponent, was almost unknown in Europe during the late 19th century. … Continue reading →

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“… he goes down all the same”

Posted on December 22, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 17th June 2017 A parallel is drawn between the no-holds-barred ethos of Bartitsu and the military tactics of the Boer War in this article from the St James’s Gazette of 18 January, 1900. Our army leaders … Continue reading →

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“Weird and somewhat horrible”: the Novelty of Submission Wrestling in 1901 London

Posted on December 22, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 23rd June 2017 Although E.W. Barton-Wright had been lecturing upon and demonstrating jiujitsu since his return to England from Japan in late 1898, it was not until September of 1901 that London music … Continue reading →

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“Urban Heroes vs. Folk Devils”

Posted on December 22, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 24th July 2017 Emelyne Godfrey‘s 2010 essay on civilian self-defence circa 1880-1914 is available via this link. Here are some excerpts: Pearson’s Magazine boasted articles on adventure, features on sport and remarkable fiction; it … Continue reading →

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Captain Laing’s “1st Practice” of Bartitsu Stick Fighting (#1)

Posted on December 22, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 28th July 2017 In 1902, Bartitsu Club member Captain F.C. Laing wrote an article titled The ‘Bartitsu’ Method of Self-Defence for the Journal of the United Service Institution.Captain Laing’s sequence of set-plays such as “Attacked by a man … Continue reading →

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Captain Laing’s “1st Practice” of Bartitsu Stick Fighting (#2)

Posted on December 22, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 3rd August 2017 The second basic drill from Captain F.C. Laing’s 1902 article The “Bartitsu” Method of Self-Defence, illustrated with photographs adapted from E.W. Barton-Wright’s Self-Defence with a Walking Stick (1901). Click here for the first drill … Continue reading →

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Captain Laing’s “1st Practice” of Bartitsu Stick Fighting (#3), with Additional Notes

Posted on December 22, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 7th August 2017 Here is the third basic drill from Captain F.C. Laing’s 1902 article The “Bartitsu” Method of Self-Defence, illustrated with photographs adapted from E.W. Barton-Wright’s Self-Defence with a Walking Stick (1901). Follow these … Continue reading →

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