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Category Archives: Jiujitsu
“Gaby Deslys as a Jiu-jitsu Artist” (1907)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 21st November 2016 French music hall star Gaby Deslys – famous for her “Jiujitsu Waltz” – is shown throwing Sorekichi Eida in this 1907 publicity photo. Note that the term “Jap” held no pejorative meaning … Continue reading
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Miss Phoebe Roberts, “Champion Lady Ju-Jitsu Wrestler of the World”
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 15th April 2017 Alongside Edith Garrud and Emily Diana Watts, Phoebe Roberts (1887-1955) must be accounted as one of the first female jiujitsu instructors in the Western world. She was certainly the youngest; Miss Roberts … Continue reading
Sadakazu Uyenishi Trains the Crew of the “Buzzard” (1905)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Sunday, 1st January 2017 Bartitsu Club instructor Sadakazu Uyenishi was appointed the jiujitsu instructor of the British Army and also gave unarmed combat lessons to sailors in the Navy. In this photo from the Penny Illustrated Paper … Continue reading
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“Sherlock Holmes and Bartitsu” (Part One)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 28th August 2010 The Bartitsu Society is privileged to be able to host this memoir by Michael Bertram Wooster, the grandson of the late Sir Henry St John Merrivale, 9th Baronet (1871-1965). … Continue reading
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