Category Archives: Interviews

Bartitsu and Umbrella Self Defence at the Academie Duello (Vancouver, Canada)

Posted on December 26, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 23rd January 2013 Click this link to watch a short video report by Vancouver Province reporter Stuart Derdeyn, interviewing Academie Duello Bartitsu instructor David McCormick.

Posted in Interviews, Video | Comments Off on Bartitsu and Umbrella Self Defence at the Academie Duello (Vancouver, Canada)

Sneak Preview of “Mrs. Pankhurst’s Amazons” at the Jet City Comic Expo

Posted on December 25, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 2nd November 2013 Visitors to this weekend’s Jet City Comics exposition in Tacoma, WA will get a sneak peek at some of the artwork for Mrs. Pankhurst’s Amazons, the upcoming graphic novel trilogy written by … Continue reading →

Posted in Fiction, Interviews, Suffrajitsu | Comments Off on Sneak Preview of “Mrs. Pankhurst’s Amazons” at the Jet City Comic Expo

Bartitsu Demo on “Sunday Brunch” (UK)

Posted on December 25, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Sunday, 3rd November 2013

Posted in Canonical Bartitsu, Exhibitions, Interviews, Video | Comments Off on Bartitsu Demo on “Sunday Brunch” (UK)

Bartitsu Featured in “The Libertine”

Posted on December 25, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 5th November 2013 Click here to read Hannah Thompson’s article on Bartitsu for The Libertine, featuring commentary by instructor James Garvey: “Jiu jitsu was about being ruthless on the battlefields, but Bartitsu is about experimentation, … Continue reading →

Posted in Canonical Bartitsu, Interviews | Comments Off on Bartitsu Featured in “The Libertine”

“How to Fight like a Victorian Gentleman” (The Atlantic)

Posted on December 24, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 15th November 2013 Click here to read journalist Catherine Townsend’s new article on Bartitsu for The Atlantic magazine, featuring commentary by instructors Matt Franta of the Los Angeles Bartitsu Club and Tony Wolf of the Bartitsu … Continue reading →

Posted in Canonical Bartitsu, Interviews | Comments Off on “How to Fight like a Victorian Gentleman” (The Atlantic)

Rachel Klingberg Profiled in the Epoch Times

Posted on December 24, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 1st February 2014 Click here to read journalist Amelia Pang’s personality profile of Rachel Klingberg, the founder of the Bartitsu Club of New York City.

Posted in Interviews | Comments Off on Rachel Klingberg Profiled in the Epoch Times

A Video Interview with English Judo and Bartitsu Research Pioneer Richard Bowen (1926-2005)

Posted on December 24, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 5th August 2015 Richard (Dickie) Bowen was born in Belgravia, London in 1926. His father was English and his mother was from Wexford, Ireland. His early training was in bacteriology and, after … Continue reading →

Posted in Biography, Interviews, Jiujitsu | Comments Off on A Video Interview with English Judo and Bartitsu Research Pioneer Richard Bowen (1926-2005)

Allen Reed on Bartitsu

Posted on December 23, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Sunday, 2nd October 2016

Posted in Interviews | Comments Off on Allen Reed on Bartitsu

Captain Hutton Demonstrates Pierre Vigny’s Walking Stick Defence (London Daily Telegraph, Nov. 20, 1901)

Posted on December 22, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 30th December 2016 Captain Alfred Hutton was a member of the Bartitsu Club committee and also taught fencing at the Club.  E.W. Barton-Wright encouraged his instructors to learn from each other and Hutton … Continue reading →

Posted in Interviews, Vigny stick fighting | Comments Off on Captain Hutton Demonstrates Pierre Vigny’s Walking Stick Defence (London Daily Telegraph, Nov. 20, 1901)

“How I Became a Ju-Jitsu Champion” by Taro Miyake (1905)

Posted on December 22, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 18th May 2017 This detailed interview with Taro Miyake was published in the Sunday Times of September 3, 1905. Miyake, who rose to fame by defeating former Bartitsu Club instructor Yukio Tani … Continue reading →

Posted in Biography, Interviews, Jiujitsu | Comments Off on “How I Became a Ju-Jitsu Champion” by Taro Miyake (1905)