Category Archives: Fiction

Neal Stephenson on Bartitsu and Suffrajitsu in the Foreworld

Posted on December 27, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Sunday, 10th June 2012 The Foreworld project is an epic multi-media historical fiction franchise centered around the martial arts of European history. Quoting Subutai principal Neal Stephenson on the subjects of Victorian-era self defence and physical … Continue reading →

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“Susan Swayne and the Bewildered Bride”

Posted on December 27, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 22nd June 2012 The world premiere of this new play by Chicago playwright Reina Hardy will be produced by the Babes With Blades theatre company in August 2012. It’s 1888 in London, and the … Continue reading →

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“A touch of baritsu”: when Sherlock Holmes met Batman

Posted on December 27, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 21st July 2012 The original “world’s greatest detective” employs “a touch of baritsu” to down a fleeing felon by way of introduction to the Dark Knight himself; from Detective Comics #572 (1987).

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“Waylaid by a Ruffian!”

Posted on December 27, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Sunday, 19th August 2012 A cautionary tale of urban maleficence. Don’t let this happen to you! Ladies and gentlemen alike are invited to arm themselves against the tide of ruffianism by attending the … Continue reading →

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“Dodger” Takes on the Ne’er-Do-Wells of Dickensian London

Posted on December 27, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 1st October 2012 Slightly pre-Bartitsu, but the alert and imaginative viewer may perceive echoes of Sherlock Holmes-style fight choreography in this excellent video trailer for Terry Pratchett’s new novel, Dodger.

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Bartitsu (sort of …) to be Featured in “The Friday Society”

Posted on December 27, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 1st November 2012 This interview with author Adrienne Kress re. her upcoming young adult steampunk/superhero/girl power novel The Friday Society reveals that one of the protagonists, a Japanese teenager named Michiko, works as a martial arts … Continue reading →

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An Interview with Emelyne Godfrey

Posted on December 27, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 4th December 2012 Emelyne Godfrey is the author of the books Masculinity, Crime and Self-Defence in Victorian Literature and its newly published sister volume, Femininity, Crime and Self-Defence in Victorian Literature and Society. Q – Emy, … Continue reading →

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“An incredible skill in the art of strangulation”: the Phantom of the Opera’s “Punjab lasso”

Posted on December 26, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 23rd February 2013 The so-called “Punjab lasso” is the signature weapon of Erik, the charismatic, homicidal genius anti-villain of Gaston Leroux’s classic serial novel, The Phantom of the Opera (1909-1910). Just as Leroux’s original story … Continue reading →

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Inspector LeBrock (Anthropomorphic Badger and Bartitsu Enthusiast)

Posted on December 26, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 12th March 2013  Detective Inspector Archibald “Archie” LeBrock (left), the protagonist of the Grandville graphic novel series, assumes the Bartitsu “rear guard” position.

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“Suffrajitsu: Mrs. Pankhurst’s Amazons”: a Thrilling Tale of Suffragette Super-Heroines

Posted on December 26, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 14th May 2013  Coming in early 2015: Suffrajitsu: Mrs. Pankhurst’s Amazons, a three-part graphic novel series to be set in the Foreworld universe. Taking place in the year 1914, the trilogy will chronicle the … Continue reading →

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