Author Archives: BartitsuSociety

A Tip of the Hat to the Art of Manliness

Posted on December 29, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 15th January 2010 Founded by Brett and Kate McKay in 2008, the Art of Manliness website and forum has exploded in popularity, attracting over 50,000 subscribers and also spawning a best-selling book. The essential Art … Continue reading →

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Bartitsu Featured in “Martial Arts Illustrated”

Posted on December 29, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org sit on Friday, 15th January 2010 Nick Collins’ feature article on Bartitsu appears in the February, 2010 issue of Martial Arts Illustrated magazine, on sale now.

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Art of Stick Defence (1903)

Posted on December 29, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 15th January 2010 Presenting the magnificently entitled article, “Schools Where Men Are Taught How To Defend Themselves Against The Attacks Of Street Rowdies”. It’s taken from the August 30, 1903 edition of … Continue reading →

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Bartitsu Seminar in Eugene, Oregon

Posted on December 29, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 22nd January 2010 Maestro Sean Hayes will be hosting a two-day Bartitsu seminar with Tony Wolf at the Northwest Academy of Arms on Saturday, March 13 and Sunday, March 14, 2010. Both days will begin … Continue reading →

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Portland Bartitsu seminar

Posted on December 29, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 23rd January 2010 The Academia Duellatoria historical fencing school in the Portland, Oregon suburb of Milwaukie, will be hosting a two-day Bartitsu seminar with guest instructor Tony Wolf on March 20-21, 2010. The seminar will focus on the … Continue reading →

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“About Martial Arts, E.W. Barton-Wright and Yukio Tani”

Posted on December 29, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 25th January 2010 Marcus Rowland’s short article About Martial Arts, E.W. Barton-Wright and Yukio Tani was first published in Valkyrie magazine in 1996, and accompanied a CD-Rom which included all five of the articles … Continue reading →

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Vote for Edith!

Posted on December 29, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Sunday, 30th January 2011 We all now have an opportunity to vote for a memorial plaque to record Edith Garrud’s memory as a pioneer of jujutsu and a suffragette. Islington Council in London will erect a … Continue reading →

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Vigny/Lang Stick Fighting in Israel

Posted on December 29, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 1st November 2010 Thanks to Israeli martial artist and martial arts historian Noah Gross for this rare footage of veteran Kapap instructor Yehezkel Avneri demonstrating basic stick fighting techniques. As explained in this article, during … Continue reading →

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Victorian Cane Fighting Demo at the San Francisco Dickens Fair

Posted on December 29, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 27th December 2010 Thomas Badillo of the Botta Secreta historical martial arts club demonstrates a cane flow drill at the 32nd annual Great Dickens Christmas Fair in San Francisco.

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Vancouver Bartitsu Seminars Report

Posted on December 29, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 29th March 2010 A report from Devon Boorman of the Academie Duello in Vancouver, Canada, detailing the recent Bartitsu seminars held there: Day 1 This weekend’s Bartitsu seminar, lead by Tony Wolf, started up … Continue reading →

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