Category Archives: Suffrajitsu

Dr. Emelyne Godfrey Reviews “Her Own Hero: The Origins of the Women’s Self Defense Movement”

Posted on December 16, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 29th January 2018 Dr. Emelyne Godfrey has reviewed Wendy Rouse’s history of the women’s self-defence movement in the USA for the academic journal Martial Arts Studies.  Dr. Godfrey’s review is available as a free, downloadable PDF via … Continue reading →

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“Self Defence for Women” by Nohata Showa (1914) Now Translated and Re-Published

Posted on December 16, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on June 3rd, 2017 Although Emily Diana Watts’ Fine Art of Jujutsu was first published in 1906, Self Defense for Women (1914) may well have been the first booklet written by a female author to specifically deal with jujutsu … Continue reading →

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“Sparring with Sherlock”

Posted on December 11, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 6th September 2011 Dutch journalist Erik Noomen wrote this article for the Volkskrant, one of Holland’s largest daily newspapers. It was originally printed on August 30, 2011 and is used here by permission. … Continue reading →

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Jujitsuffragette interview on BBC World Service Radio Show

Posted on December 11, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 29th August 2012 Click here to listen to Tony Wolf’s interview about the Jujitsuffragette Bodyguards with reporter Julian Bedford for the BBC World Service.

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Inside Edith Garrud’s dojo (1910-11)

Posted on December 11, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Sunday, 1st January 2017 By March of 1910,  jiujitsu instructor Edith Garrud was becoming increasingly involved with the radical women’s rights movement, teaching her “Suffragettes Self-Defence” classes at Leighton Lodge in Edwardes Square, Kensington and performing politically … Continue reading →

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In Memoriam: Honor Blackman (22 August 1925 – 6 April 2020)

Posted on December 11, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

English actress and self-defence advocate Honor Blackman has died at the age of 94 years. After studying at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Blackman landed small feature film and television parts until her 1962 breakout role as Cathy … Continue reading →

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Edith Garrud: the Votes are In!

Posted on February 9, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 22nd March 2011 As reported in this earlier post, the Islington Borough Council recently ran a poll to determine which five of ten candidates, all former residents of, or events associated with Islington, … Continue reading →

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