Category Archives: Canonical Bartitsu

“Bartitsu: the Lost Martial Art of Sherlock Holmes” Preview Trailer

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 31st December 2009 A special preview of our upcoming feature-length documentary exploring the cultural history, rediscovery and modern revival of E.W. Barton-Wright’s “New Art of Self Defence”. Founded in London in 1899, Bartitsu was an early … Continue reading

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Bartitsu Seminar at the Academie Duello (Vancouver)

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 13th January 2010 Advance notice of another upcoming Bartitsu seminar at Vancouver’s Academie Duello historical martial arts school. This will be an intensive 4-hour session taught by David McCormick, featuring instruction in: * English … Continue reading

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Bartitsu Featured in “Martial Arts Illustrated”

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org sit on Friday, 15th January 2010 Nick Collins’ feature article on Bartitsu appears in the February, 2010 issue of Martial Arts Illustrated magazine, on sale now.

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Bartitsu Seminar in Eugene, Oregon

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 22nd January 2010 Maestro Sean Hayes will be hosting a two-day Bartitsu seminar with Tony Wolf at the Northwest Academy of Arms on Saturday, March 13 and Sunday, March 14, 2010. Both days will begin … Continue reading

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Portland Bartitsu seminar

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 23rd January 2010 The Academia Duellatoria historical fencing school in the Portland, Oregon suburb of Milwaukie, will be hosting a two-day Bartitsu seminar with guest instructor Tony Wolf on March 20-21, 2010. The seminar will focus on the … Continue reading

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“About Martial Arts, E.W. Barton-Wright and Yukio Tani”

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 25th January 2010 Marcus Rowland’s short article About Martial Arts, E.W. Barton-Wright and Yukio Tani was first published in Valkyrie magazine in 1996, and accompanied a CD-Rom which included all five of the articles … Continue reading

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Vancouver Bartitsu Seminars Report

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 29th March 2010 A report from Devon Boorman of the Academie Duello in Vancouver, Canada, detailing the recent Bartitsu seminars held there: Day 1 This weekend’s Bartitsu seminar, lead by Tony Wolf, started up … Continue reading

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Vancouver Bartitsu Intensive

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 22nd February 2010 The Academie Duello historical fencing and martial arts school will host Tony Wolf teaching a two-day Bartitsu intensive on March 27th and 28th, 2010. Each class will include the study of both canonical … Continue reading

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Today in history – “Jujitsu and Judo: The Japanese Art of Self Defence from the British Athletic Point of View”

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 10th February 2011 One hundred and ten years ago today, E.W. Barton-Wright presented his seminal lecture, Jujitsu and Judo: The Japanese Art of Self Defence from the British Athletic Point of View for the Japan … Continue reading

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Third Annual Victorian Martial Arts Symposium (Portland, Oregon)

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 19th May 2015 Once again Portland, Oregon’s Historic European Martial Arts school Academia Duellatoria is teaming up with GearCon to bring you a full weekend symposium on Victorian Age Martial Arts. The event happens … Continue reading

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