Category Archives: Canonical Bartitsu

Bartitsu in Caronport, Canada

Posted on February 9, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Sunday, 21st November 2010

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“Masculinity, Crime and Self Defence in Victorian Literature”

Posted on February 8, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 26th October 2010 Masculinity, Crime and Self Defence in Victorian Literature is the title of Bartitsu Society associate Emelyne Godfrey’s new book, now available for pre-publication orders via the Macmillan website, Amazon and other … Continue reading →

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ISMAC Bartitsu 2010

Posted on February 8, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 8th September 2010 It is quite unnecessary to try and get your opponent in any particular position, as the system embraces every possible eventuality, and your defence and counter attack must be … Continue reading →

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“Early Days at the Bartitsu Club”

Posted on February 8, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 26th August 2010 This entry at Martial History Magazine includes several “new” (circa 1900) newspaper articles about the Bartitsu Club. Significantly, the first article is an interview with William Henry Grenfell, the 1st Baron … Continue reading →

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New Ongoing Bartitsu Course at the Alte Kampfkunst (Wuppertal, Germany)

Posted on February 8, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 16th August 2010 Stefan Dieke announces a new, ongoing Bartitsu course to commence in September at the Alte Kampfkunst, his full-time Western martial arts academy in Wuppertal, Germany. Bartitsu classes will be held every … Continue reading →

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Bartitsu at the Royal Armouries (2001)

Posted on February 8, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 23rd July 2010 Royal Armouries fight interpreters Rob Temple (as Dr. John Watson, right) and Keith Ducklin (as Sherlock Holmes, left) demonstrate Bartitsu cane fighting poses during their 2001 presentation “Bartitsu, the martial … Continue reading →

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Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation

Posted on February 8, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 17th June 2010 A Bartitsu essay by Tony Wolf is featured in this new two-volume encyclopedia from ABC-CLIO publishing. You can click this link to visit Martial Arts of the World at Amazon.com. At US$144.00, … Continue reading →

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Bartitsu at ISMAC 2010

Posted on February 8, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Sunday, 2nd May 2010 Tony Wolf will be teaching a six-hour Bartitsu seminar at this year’s International Swordfighting and Martial Arts Convention in Detroit, Michigan (September 3-6 2010). This class will explore three essential combat … Continue reading →

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E.W. Barton-Wright’s “overcoat trick”

Posted on February 8, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 27th April 2010 In the March edition of Pearson’s Magazine, 1899, Bartitsu founder E.W. Barton-Wright demonstrated a curious self defence technique making use of an overcoat as a defensive weapon. The provenance of … Continue reading →

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Another “new” canonical Bartitsu technique

Posted on February 8, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Sunday, 25th April 2010 From Percy Longhurst’s “JiuJitsu and Other Methods of Self Defence”, 1906 (pp 77-78): A different defence to a similar attack – one which considerably surprised me when I was … Continue reading →

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