Category Archives: Video

Yuki Tani watches catch-as-catch-can wrestling in 1926

Posted on February 21, 2025 by BartitsuSociety

A few seconds of footage of former Bartitsu Club instructor Yukio Tani watching a catch-as-catch-can wrestling championship in Finsbury Park, Middlesex. Tani would have been around 49 years old at the time this film was shot; about a decade later … Continue reading →

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“Guards of Bartitsu” with Oliver Janseps

Posted on December 23, 2024 by BartitsuSociety

A Christmas treat from German Bartitsu instructor Oliver Janseps, teaching the fundamental guards of the Vigny/Lang stickfighting style.

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“The Suffragette That Knew Jiu Jitsu”

Posted on November 22, 2024 by BartitsuSociety

A fairly well-researched presentation on Edith Garrud’s role in the jujutsu training of the WSPU Bodyguard unit, contextualised with some background on Barton-Wright’s Bartitsu.

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“Bartitsu Basics – How to thrust with a cane & the hand guard”

Posted on September 23, 2024 by BartitsuSociety
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Experimental Vigny/Bartitsu stick sparring

Posted on September 12, 2024 by BartitsuSociety

Nice to see these fighters experimenting with a variety of tactical guard positions throughout and with some grappling/disarm options towards the end of their bout.

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Bartitsu with Team TE-MA Combat

Posted on August 19, 2024 by BartitsuSociety

Experimental Vigny/Bartitsu stick sparring from Team TE-MA Combat, with an active group class shown below. Nice to see a variety of guard positions (front, back and double-handed variations) as well as ambidextrous attacks being employed.

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“Parry and Fight Back” in the Vigny style with Oliver Janseps

Posted on August 5, 2024 by BartitsuSociety

Another useful video tutorial in the fundamentals of Vigny cane fighting from instructor Oliver Janseps, this one detailing the parry/riposte dynamic against high and outside/inside body line attacks.

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“How to start Bartitsu – la canne Vigny” with Oliver Janseps

Posted on July 3, 2024 by BartitsuSociety

This new video tutorial focusses on basic moulinet strikes in the Vigny style.

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Guards by Distance with Oliver Janseps

Posted on May 13, 2024 by BartitsuSociety

German HEMA instructor Oliver Janseps offers a clear explication of Guard by Distance tactics and dynamics in this video, which is part of an occasional series.

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Vigny Cane Basics with Alex Kiermayer

Posted on April 21, 2024 by BartitsuSociety

Veteran instructor Alex Kiermayer offers a tutorial in the fundamentals of warming up, striking and parrying with a cane in the classic Vigny style. If you’d like much more in the same vein, Alex’s comprehensive, multi-part instructional series Bartitsu: Historical … Continue reading →

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