Category Archives: Video

In Memoriam: William Hobbs (1939-2018)

Posted on December 20, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 17th July 2018 By Tony Wolf I’m sad to report the passing of William Hobbs, who was among the most influential and respected fight directors of the 20th century. He died on … Continue reading →

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Solo Training with the Vigny Cane

Posted on December 20, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Sunday, 22nd July 2018 Andres Morales of Chile demonstrates various techniques with the Vigny cane, working mostly from the Right (or Front) guard stance:

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Bartitsu Stick Fighting in Bavaria, Germany

Posted on December 20, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 9th August 2018 Some highly skilled Vigny-style cane play in this unarmoured demonstration bout by Bartitsu instructor Alex Kiermayer (suspenders and flat cap) and his colleague-at-arms Christoph Reinberger.  Kiermayer and Reinberger have … Continue reading →

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Canne Vigny Tutorials from the Gemeiner Academy

Posted on December 20, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 11th August 2018 In these tutorial videos, members of Craig Gemeiner’s academy  demonstrate the utility and versatility of the high front guard and the double handed guard in the Vigny stick fighting style.

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Bartitsu Featured on Japanese TV

Posted on December 18, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 5th September 2018 This six-minute Bartitsu featurette recently screened on the Japanese television show Sekai Kurabete Mitara  (“See the World in Comparison”).  Playing to the pop-culture notion of the “gentlemanly martial art” via the Sherlock … Continue reading →

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Antagonistics at THEMA 2016

Posted on December 18, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 22nd September 2018 A video memoir of fisticuffs/savate, French wrestling, self-defence and Bartitsu classes at the December, 2016 Toulouse Historical Martial Arts gathering:

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More Video of Sparring in the Style of 19th Century Pugilism

Posted on December 18, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 23rd November 2018 Instructor Christoph Reinberger (in the knee breeches) and a student demonstrate 19th century pugilistic sparring.  Notably different from modern boxing, “classic pugilism” may include: the milling guard – a … Continue reading →

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Another Video of Pugilistic Sparring in the 19th Century Style

Posted on December 18, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 8th December 2018 Here’s another take on “classic pugilism” sparring, this time by participants at the 2018 HEMAC event in Dijon, France.  In contrast to the recently-posted video of a generic mid-late 19th … Continue reading →

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“I Look Forward to the Debate, Sir!” – a Bartitsuesque Fight Scene from “Q.E.D.” (1982)

Posted on December 18, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 19th January 2016 Readers of a certain age may fondly recall the short-lived TV series Q.E.D. (also titled The Mastermind), which screened during the early 1980s. The show featured Sam Waterston as the eccentric former Ivy … Continue reading →

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Bartitsu Club Instructor Yukio Tani in Action?

Posted on December 17, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 31st December 2012 This newsreel clip was shot at a gala day at London’s Kensington Palace Field in the year 1928. The first half features a boxing exhibition by Alf Mancini, who was … Continue reading →

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