Category Archives: Pop-culture

“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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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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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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Indian Clubs in “Doctor Who”

Posted on December 26, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 31st May 2013 The malicious minions of the evil Mrs. Gillyflower (Dame Diana Rigg) wield Indian clubs as weapons in this nicely-researched scene from the Doctor Who episode, The Crimson Horror. In reality, Indian clubs … Continue reading →

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You know you’ve made it when …

Posted on December 26, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 9th August 2013 The Level 1 and Level 2 incarnations of Flint, the Bartitsuka flamingo “Flint” is a new character in Urban Rivals, which is a “free multiplayer online trading card game (MMO … Continue reading →

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“How I taught Holmes baritsu …”

Posted on December 25, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 23rd November 2013 The following essay is a translation, by the author of the Hmm Yes Perfect blog, of a memoir by Russian fight choreographer Nikolay Vaschilin. Mr. Vaschilin staged the climactic Holmes/Moriarty battle … Continue reading →

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BBC’s “Sherlock” (Finally!) Offers a Shout-Out to “Baritsu” …

Posted on December 24, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 2nd January 2014 … if only as the second of thirteen possible life-saving, death-faking scenarios worked out in painstaking detail prior to Sherlock’s confrontation with Moriarty atop the St. Bart’s Hospital roof. … Continue reading →

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How the Original Sherlock Holmes Survived the Reichenbach Fall

Posted on December 24, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 1st January 2014 Fans around the world are eagerly awaiting Episode 1 of the third season of Sherlock, in which the mystery of how the consulting detective faked his own death will be … Continue reading →

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Bartitsu at Festival No. 6

Posted on December 24, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 10th September 2015 Bartitsu instructor James Garvey (lower right, above) represented E.W. Barton-Wright’s “New Art of Self Defence” in the central piazza at Festival No. 6 (2015). This boutique music and arts festival … Continue reading →

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Victorian Street Fighting in “Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate”

Posted on December 24, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 23rd October 2015 The protagonists of the newly released game Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate, Jacob and Evie Frye, display their hand-to-hand combat skills in this promotional video. Although the kukri knife and wrist dagger … Continue reading →

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