Monthly Archives: December 2020

“The Kangaroo as Prize Fighter” (1893)

Posted on December 27, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 15th February 2012 Among the recent developments in the world of sports, in Australia, is the training of the kangaroo to stand up and spar or box with a human antagonist. We … Continue reading →

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Bartitsu seminar in Veldhoven, Holland

Posted on December 27, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 18th February 2012 Announcing a seminar in Bartitsu, a mixed martial art system created the late 19th century, which combined French boxing with the Vigny system of stick fighting, English bareknuckle boxing … Continue reading →

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“Ancient Swordplay: the Revival of Elizabethan Fencing in Victorian London”

Posted on December 27, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 22nd February 2012 During the final decades of the 19th century, a cabal of fencers and historians led by Captain Alfred Hutton and his colleague, the writer Egerton Castle, undertook a systematic study and practical … Continue reading →

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Experimental Bartitsu Sparring in Naucalpan, Mexico

Posted on December 27, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 27th February 2012 Members of the Elite Fencing Club in Naucalpan, Mexico experiment with a set of point-based rules for Bartitsu stick fighting.

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Bartitsu at the 2011 Western Martial Arts Workshop (Racine, Wisconsin)

Posted on December 27, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 27th February 2012 A photomontage from Tony Wolf‘s Bartitsu seminars at the 2011 Western Martial Arts Workshops in Racine, Wisconsin.

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19th Century Antagonistics at the 2012 Victorian Heritage Festival

Posted on December 27, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 29th February 2012 19th century pugilism, fencing and other “manly arts of self defence” will be on display at the upcoming Port Townsend Victorian Heritage Festival (Washington, March 23-25).

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Bartitsu Club of Chicago in “New City” Magazine

Posted on December 27, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 7th March 2012 A short video impression of the recent Open House held at Forteza Fitness, Physical Culture and Martial Arts, featuring demonstrations by the Chicago Swordplay Guild, the Bartitsu Club of Chicago and the Asylum Stunt … Continue reading →

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Antagonisticathlon!

Posted on December 27, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 12th March 2012 On Sunday, March 11th of 2012, members of the Bartitsu Club of Chicago took part in the first ever “antagonisticathlon” event hosted by the Forteza Fitness and Martial Arts studio in Ravenswood, Chicago. … Continue reading →

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“Art of Manliness” Guide to Basic Indian Club Swinging

Posted on December 27, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 19th March 2012

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Garroters, Scuttlers and Sherlock Holmes: Bartitsu Showcased on the BBC’s “The One Show”

Posted on December 27, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 22nd March 2012

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