Category Archives: Vigny stick fighting

Alex Kiermeyer Seminar Photos

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 15th December 2015 Pictures from the recent Bartitsu seminar with instructor Alex Kiermeyer (top) in Igensdorf, Germany.

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Solved – the Mystery of “Miss Sanderson’s” First Name

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 4th November 2015 Although “Miss Sanderson’s” system of umbrella and parasol self-defence was quite famous in its day, the lady herself has remained elusive. For many years we have known little of … Continue reading

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“To Invite an Attack”: Tactical Guards in Canonical Bartitsu Stick Fighting

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 24th October 2015 It is always most desirable to try to entice your adversary to deliver a certain blow, and so place yourself at a great advantage by being prepared to guard … Continue reading

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“Self-Defence with a Cane” (1928)

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 14th April 2015 From the Friday, 27 July 1928 edition of the Motherwell Times:

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Bartitsu in the Court Theatre’s Romeo and Juliet

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 25th May 2015  Tybalt (Owen Black, left) and Benvolio (Ben Freeth, right) engage in some Bartitsu cane fighting in a rehearsal for the Court Theatre’s (Christchurch, New Zealand) production of Romeo and Juliet. This … Continue reading

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A Bartitsu Cartoon from 1976

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 17th August 2015 Originally published in the Xenia (Ohio) Gazette of July 27, 1976, this cartoon is a curiosity of recent history in that E.W. Barton-Wright’s martial art was almost completely forgotten during the … Continue reading

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Duelling Canes

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 31st August 2015 Highlights of a hard contact Bartitsu cane sparring match at the Forteza Fitness and Martial Arts studio in Ravenswood, Chicago. The fighters are using 3/4″ diameter, 36″ rattan sparring canes … Continue reading

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The Bartitsu Club Athens 1900

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 1st September 2015 The Bartitsu Club Athens 1900 trains in la canne, jiujitsu, pugilism, fencing and Victorian-era self-defence, as well as special fitness classes for ladies and gentlemen. The Club trains every Monday, Wednesday … Continue reading

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“The Anti-Hooligan: Self-Defence as a Fine Art” (1902)

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 13th January 2016 This short article from the London Daily News of Wednesday, October 29, 1902, offers a picturesque description of the Vigny stick fighting style in action, underscoring the central importance … Continue reading

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Have at you, Sir!

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 26th January 2016 Instructor James Garvey (right) demonstrates the entry into a canonical Bartitsu takedown technique.

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