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Monthly Archives: December 2020
“Now Then, Move On There!” (1905)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 9th February 2018 This cartoon from the Penny Illustrated Paper of March 4, 1905 proposes a novel method for police constables to “move on” ne’er-do-wells in the streets of London. The technique is a … Continue reading
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Suffrajitsu at the Royal Armouries Museum
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 9th February 2018 Images from the upcoming “suffrajitsu” display (courtesy of Charlotte Graham Photography) at the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds, England, and their Edwardian-era antecedents:
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“I’m Teaching the Police to Fight” (1911)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 10th February 2018 The following article describing a Bartitsu-like method of self-defence was first published in Pearson’s Weekly of January 26, 1911. The author’s name is given as Baron Albrecht von Knobelsdorff-Brenkenhoff, … Continue reading
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“Drunk History” (US) Tells the Story of the Suffragette Bodyguards
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 21st February 2018 The Comedy Channel’s hit series Drunk History, in which interesting past events are related by inebriated comedians, has followed in the footsteps of the UK version of the show by featuring the … Continue reading
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Shooting Fight Scenes for “No Man Shall Protect Us”, the Suffrajitsu Documentary
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 5th March 2018 The past week of production on No Man Shall Protect Us: The Hidden History of the Suffragette Bodyguards has included black-screen studio action scenes performed by a very talented pair of … Continue reading
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Bartitsu/Vigny Stick Sparring
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Sunday, 11th March 2018 Andres Morales of Chile (in the white-trimmed fencing mask) demonstrates the quick, deceptive Vigny canne style, as incorporated into Bartitsu circa 1900. As described by a journalist from The Sporting … Continue reading
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The Bamboo Pole Trick
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 12th March 2018 This photo published in the Italian journal La Stampa Sportiva (November, 1903) shows former Bartitsu Club instructor Sadakazu Uyenishi wheeling out an old favourite. The “bamboo pole trick” had been a … Continue reading
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