Author Archives: BartitsuSociety

“Baritzu” in Australia (1906)

Posted on December 28, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 10th September 2011 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous rendering of Bartitsu as “baritsu” is now understood to have been due to a simple mistake. It’s most likely that Doyle, searching for an … Continue reading →

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Video from the 2011 Bartitsu School of Arms and Physical Culture

Posted on December 28, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Sunday, 11th September 2011

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Winner of the Art of Manliness Pose Contest

Posted on December 28, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Sunday, 11th September 2011 Congratulations to Alexander Nels Elofson, whose extremely manly fisticuffs pose won the Art of Manliness website’s pose photo contest.

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Sherlock’s Bartitsu Stick Fighting

Posted on December 28, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 14th September 2011 Spanish illustrator Luis Miguez’s renditions of Sherlock Holmes in various Bartitsu-inspired “attitudes of defence”:

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“Lost Martial Art” Documentary Now Available from Amazon

Posted on December 28, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 14th September 2011 The documentary Bartitsu: The Lost Martial Art of Sherlock Holmes is now available via Amazon.com. You can read an interview about the documentary and its production here and watch the trailer right here:

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Report on Bartitsu at the 2011 Western Martial Arts Workshop

Posted on December 28, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 19th September 2011 Instructor Tony Wolf ran a series of Bartitsu classes at the recent 4-day Western Martial Arts Workshop in Racine, Wisconsin. The first session on Thursday morning was an introduction to Bartitsu as a … Continue reading →

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“A Fight in the Gymnasium”

Posted on December 28, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 29th September 2011 A curious illustration of unknown provenance, presumably from a circa 1900 book or “Boy’s Own” magazine story. Either the fellow in the red shirt is far stronger than he … Continue reading →

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“Chinese Fighting: Part of a Gentleman’s Education” (1845)

Posted on December 28, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 19th November 2011 For some time prior to the introduction of Bartitsu in London, Western travellers offered reports on the curious fighting skills they had encountered in Asia. Published in the year 1845, … Continue reading →

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Guard by Distance

Posted on December 28, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Sunday, 20th November 2011 Instructor George Stokoe of the Battersea Bartitsu Study Group demonstrates the classic “guard by distance” tactic.

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Bartitsu at TeslaCon 2011

Posted on December 28, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Sunday, 20th November 2011 A report from instructor Allen Reed on his recent introductory Bartitsu seminar at the TeslaCon steampunk convention in Madison, Wisconsin. Allen will also be teaching a Bartitsu workshop in early 2012. I drove up … Continue reading →

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