Category Archives: Vigny stick fighting

“Sherlock Holmes and Bartitsu” (Part Two)

Posted on December 11, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 28th August 2010 The second chapter of Michael Bertram Wooster’s extraordinary memoir details the collaboration between consulting detective Sherlock Holmes and Bartitsu founder E.W. Barton-Wright, including samples of their detailed technical correspondence. … Continue reading →

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“A Medium-Sized Malacca Cane, Mounted with a Thick Metal Ball”

Posted on December 11, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on June 3rd, 2017 E. W. Barton-Wright’s “Self-Defence With A Walking Stick” articles for Pearson’s Magazine (1901) offer the most detailed impression of the Vigny cane fighting system during the height of the brief Bartitsu Club era. … Continue reading →

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“Getting the Short End of the Stick” in Vigny Stick Fighting

Posted on December 11, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 14th February 2019 I noticed that the stick itself was held about eight inches from the end, so that after a crashing blow has been delivered it was quickly followed up by … Continue reading →

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The Annotated “Bartitsu: Its Exponent Interviewed” (1901)

Posted on December 11, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 31st January 2019 The following interview with Bartitsu founder E.W. Barton-Wright first appeared in the Pall Mall Gazette of 5 September 1901, during the height of the Bartitsu Club era.  It was found … Continue reading →

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Bartitsu Home-Training Tip: Indian Clubs Make Great Cane Substitutes

Posted on December 11, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

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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A Review of “Bartitsu: Historical Self-Defence with a Walking Stick”

Posted on December 11, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 5th January 2019 Here follows a review of the new English-language edition of the instructional DVD Bartitsu: Historical Self-Defence with a Walking Stick According to Pierre Vigny, which was originally released with German-language … Continue reading →

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Andres Morales Demonstrates the Integrated Stick Method

Posted on December 11, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Andres Morales of Santiago, Chile performs a solo drill exhibiting techniques from his Integrated Stick Method, which largely combines the Vigny and Bonafont styles.

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Bartitsu at Home: Tommy Joe Moore Teaches Cane vs. Multiple Opponents

Posted on December 11, 2020 by BartitsuSociety
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Bartitsu Sparring

Posted on December 10, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 9th October 2013 Highlights from several rounds of recreational medium/hard contact sparring at the Bartitsu Club of Chicago. The object of this type of sparring is to pressure-test one’s skills while (re-)discovering the … Continue reading →

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“… the value of the ordinary walking-stick ..” (1901)

Posted on February 9, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 30th May 2011 An interesting snippet from a review of one of E.W. Barton-Wright’s Bartitsu exhibitions at London’s Tivoli Theatre during August 1901. After a jiujitsu demonstration … … Mr Barton-Wright, to … Continue reading →

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