Monthly Archives: December 2020

Bartitsu Club of New York City at the 19th Century Extravaganza

Posted on December 27, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 1st May 2012 The Bartitsu Club of New York City participated in the NYC 19th Century Extravaganza, a three-day festival featuring historically-focused classes, hands-on experiences, and performances highlighting nineteenth-century life in New York City. … Continue reading →

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Self Defence Training of the New Zealand Peace Scouts (1910)

Posted on December 27, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 2nd May 2012 The Peace Scouts, a precursor to the Girl Guide movement in New Zealand, were active between 1908 and 1923. They may well have been the first national organisation to promote … Continue reading →

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Review: the Empire – Broughton Pugilism Gloves

Posted on December 27, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 4th May 2012 Disclosure – the Weapon Store forwarded samples of this product for review purposes. As the practice of “revived” Western martial arts becomes better established, an increasing number of manufacturers … Continue reading →

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Ryan Drago: Gentleman Bruiser and Bartitsu Rassler

Posted on December 27, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 18th May 2012 A profile of the esteemed strongman and professional wrestler Ryan Drago, whose intensive Bartitsu training sweeps all enemies before him …

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Bartitsu with Mark Donnelly in NYC (July 28-29)

Posted on December 27, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 22nd May 2012

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M. Vigny’s School of Self Defence (Daily News, 27 May, 1904)

Posted on December 27, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 30th May 2012 “All good citizens will rejoice to learn that a new and efficacious method of abolishing those pests of the streets known as Hooligans Has been discovered and put into … Continue reading →

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Bartitsu Workshop in Foster City, CA

Posted on December 27, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 31st May 2012 Bartitsu Workshop Learn how to fend off rascals and rapscallions the Victorian/Edwardian way . . . When: June 16, 2012, 10 AM – 5 PM Where: Fearless Fitness1125 East Hillsdale Blvd. … Continue reading →

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Neal Stephenson on Bartitsu and Suffrajitsu in the Foreworld

Posted on December 27, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Sunday, 10th June 2012 The Foreworld project is an epic multi-media historical fiction franchise centered around the martial arts of European history. Quoting Subutai principal Neal Stephenson on the subjects of Victorian-era self defence and physical … Continue reading →

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Bartitsu and More at CombatCon 2012

Posted on December 27, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 11th June 2012 Dedicated to the intersection of Western martial arts with pop-culture, the CombatCon 2012 event will take place between July 6-8 at the Tuscany Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Instructor Tony Wolf will be … Continue reading →

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More Bartitsu on Russian TV

Posted on December 27, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 16th June 2012 Mishenev Sergey Victorovich of Bartitsu Club Russia is shown above in action during a televised demonstration of Bartitsu and Irish stick fighting.

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