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Category Archives: Video
Congratulations to the Winners of the Bartitsu Sparring Video Competition!
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 7th February 2017 The Bartitsu Sparring Video Competition was initiated in November of 2016. The object was to encourage experimentation with a set of sparring guidelines inspired by the styles practiced at the original Bartitsu Club … Continue reading
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Comments from the Winners of the Bartitsu Sparring Video Contest
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 8th February 2017 From Peter Smallridge of the Waterloo Sparring Group: “I was immediately excited by the prospect of the contest. I’ve been training (and sometimes teaching) at the Basingstoke Bartitsu Irregulars … Continue reading
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Bartitsu Stick Sparring from Chile, Mexico, Germany and the USA
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 14th December 2016
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The King’s Man Movie Offers More Cane and Umbrella Fight Action
After an enjoyable original outing and a disappointing sequel, the Kingsman movie series shifts temporal gears to offer a prequel set during the early 20th century. The King’s Man trailer below confirms that Bartitsu aficionados can look forward to some … Continue reading
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“Returning kicks with interest”: Counter-Kicks and Stop-Kicks in Bartitsu Unarmed Combat
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 22nd November 2016 Another branch of Bartitsu is that in which the feet and hands are both employed, which is an adaptation of boxing and Savate (…) The use of the feet … Continue reading
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Sherlock Holmes Wields a Deadly Scarf
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 7th February 2019 Bartitsu is particularly noted for its weaponising of gentlemanly accoutrements such as walking sticks, umbrellas and overcoats. We’ve also previously examined the circa 1900 use of bowler hats, belts and flat caps as weapons. The use of weighted … Continue reading
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The Sting of the Green Hornet
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 27th December 2018 Having previously shone a spotlight on John Steed, Adam Adamant and Harry Hart, it’s fitting that our periodic documentation of the use of umbrella and cane weapons by fictional heroes should now focus … Continue reading
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Bartitsu Home-Training Tip: Indian Clubs Make Great Cane Substitutes
With group classes off the table until further notice, martial arts practitioners are switching en masse to home- and self-training. A handy tip for Bartitsu practitioners is to use an Indian clubs as a substitute for the Vigny cane, whose … Continue reading
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