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Monthly Archives: December 2020
“The New Art of Self Defence for Women” (Yorke’s Peninsula Advertiser, 28 May, 1909)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 17th February 2017 There is no chivalry among footpads. It not infrequently happens that a woman finds herself suddenly in a position where she must fight or surrender. The woman who knows … Continue reading
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“Self-Defence with a Bicycle” Video from the 2017 Dreynevent
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Sunday, 19th February 2017 A humourous and enlightening demonstration of Self-Defence with a Bicycle, animating the lessons of Marcus Tindal’s eccentric 1901 Pearson’s Magazine article. The demo took place at the recent Dreynevent historical European … Continue reading
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“Fearsome Armour of the ‘Human Porcupine’” (1910)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 20th February 2017 From the Dundee Evening Telegraph of 10 January, 1910: ARMOURED RUFFIAN HAS DESPERATE STRUGGLE WITH POLICE. One Killed and Three Wounded. Paris is no stranger scenes of violence in the streets, … Continue reading
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The 2017 Ken Pfrenger Memorial Pugilism Symposium
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 23rd February 2017 Announcing the Ken Pfrenger Memorial Pugilism Symposium, a historical pugilism workshop to be held on Saturday June 17 and Sunday June 18, 2017 in Arlington Heights, IL., USA. Background … Continue reading
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R. G. Allanson-Winn on “The Umbrella as a Weapon of Self-Defence” (1890)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 24th February 2017 Rowland George Allanson-Winn, the 5th Baron Headley, was a man of diverse interests and an interesting man. Born in London in 1855, he went on to study mathematics at … Continue reading
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“Ju-ji-tsu Champion: Interesting Display and Interview with Professor Uyenishi” (1905)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 2nd March 2017 From the Hastings and St Leonards Observer of 15 April, 1905: The local Companies of Engineers are to congratulated on affording the Hastings public their first experience the wonderful Japanese style of … Continue reading
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“Why Not Invent an English Art of Ju-jitsu?” (1905)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 2nd March 2017 The following anonymous letter to the editor was originally published in the St. James’s Gazette of March 9th, 1905. Sir, —Jujitsu seems to be the fashionable graven image of … Continue reading
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