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Monthly Archives: December 2020
“New Methods of Self-Defence” (1906)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 17th June 2017 For almost all practical purposes, Bartitsu – as a defined combination of martial arts and combat sport styles – ceased to exist after the closure of the Bartitsu School … Continue reading
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A “Suffragette Bartitsu Brawl” Video from Fight Rep
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 23rd June 2017 Fighting for the vote, the Suffragettes have planted an explosive device. As they attempt to make their escape, a husband sells out his wife’s cause to the special constables … Continue reading
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Rare Mid-20th Century Film of Vigny/Lang stickfighting
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 23rd June 2017 It’s well-known that the method of walking stick defence taught at the Bartitsu Club circa 1900 was devised by Pierre Vigny. Vigny himself instructed Bartitsu students in his system, … Continue reading
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5th Annual Victorian Martial Arts Symposium in Portland, Oregon
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 24th June 2017 Click here to learn more about this event, to be held at the PDX Gearcon steampunk extravaganza between June 30 and July 2, 2017.
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The Japanese School of Ju-jitsu in Oxford Street (1904-08)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 11th July 2017 After the closure of the Bartitsu School of Arms in mid-1902, the various specialist instructors went their separate ways. Wrestling and physical culture tutor Armand Cherpillod returned to Switzerland, … Continue reading
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The Story of the Jujitsuffragettes, Courtesy of “Drunk History UK”
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 17th July 2017 In these excerpts from a recent episode of “Drunk History UK”, inebriated comedienne Luisa Omielan attempts to relate the history of the jujitsu-trained suffragette Bodyguard team: Bonus points for … Continue reading
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Suffrajitsu Experience Day in London
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 24th July 2017 London’s Radical Tea Towel Company will be hosting a day-long Suffrajitsu Experience on Sept. 16, with a guided tour by historian Elizabeth Crawford, a lecture by Dr. Emelyne Godfrey and a … Continue reading
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How “Re-Nie’s” Jiujitsu Won Against Dubois’ Savate (1905)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 24th July 2017 In the wake of his stunning six-second victory against savateur Georges Dubois in their 1905 style-vs-style challenge fight, jiujitsuka Ernest Regnier (a.k.a. “Re-Nie”) posed for the following series of technical photographs. … Continue reading