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Monthly Archives: December 2020
Bartitsu and Umbrella Self Defence at the Academie Duello (Vancouver, Canada)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 23rd January 2013 Click this link to watch a short video report by Vancouver Province reporter Stuart Derdeyn, interviewing Academie Duello Bartitsu instructor David McCormick.
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April Bartitsu Seminar with Mark Donnelly in New York City
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 29th January 2013 Click here for more information on this upcoming seminar with Mark Donnelly, hosted by the Bartitsu Club of New York City.
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Protecting History: Vandalism at the Historic Hegeler-Carus Mansion Gymnasium
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 2nd February 2013 The Hegeler-Carus Mansion in the town of La Salle, Illinois, contains what is believed to be the oldest preserved residential gymnasium in the United States. As the only known remaining example of … Continue reading
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“Tano Matsuda”?!
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Sunday, 10th February 2013 In Paris on December 31st, 1908, this very distinctly European gentleman (who was nevertheless billed as “Tano Matsuda, Japanese World’s Champion of Ju-jitsu”) represented Japanese wrestling in a mixed-styles … Continue reading
Ambushed! (1905)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 11th February 2013 A dramatic sketch of French jujitsu pioneer Ernest Regnier, who operated under the quasi-Japanese nom de guerre of “Professor Re-Nie”, being headbutted by “Witzler”, a professional wrestler. The assault apparently … Continue reading
“An incredible skill in the art of strangulation”: the Phantom of the Opera’s “Punjab lasso”
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 23rd February 2013 The so-called “Punjab lasso” is the signature weapon of Erik, the charismatic, homicidal genius anti-villain of Gaston Leroux’s classic serial novel, The Phantom of the Opera (1909-1910). Just as Leroux’s original story … Continue reading
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The Swordswoman: Esme Beringer
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 28th February 2013 Directly paralleling the revival of Bartitsu, the modern revival of historical fencing as a martial art has become well-established over the past fifteen years. However, a remarkably similar revival of “ancient swordplay” … Continue reading