Author Archives: BartitsuSociety

Self Defence Training of the New Zealand Peace Scouts (1910)

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 2nd May 2012 The Peace Scouts, a precursor to the Girl Guide movement in New Zealand, were active between 1908 and 1923. They may well have been the first national organisation to promote … Continue reading

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Review: the Empire – Broughton Pugilism Gloves

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 4th May 2012 Disclosure – the Weapon Store forwarded samples of this product for review purposes. As the practice of “revived” Western martial arts becomes better established, an increasing number of manufacturers … Continue reading

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Ryan Drago: Gentleman Bruiser and Bartitsu Rassler

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 18th May 2012 A profile of the esteemed strongman and professional wrestler Ryan Drago, whose intensive Bartitsu training sweeps all enemies before him …

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Bartitsu with Mark Donnelly in NYC (July 28-29)

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 22nd May 2012

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M. Vigny’s School of Self Defence (Daily News, 27 May, 1904)

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 30th May 2012 “All good citizens will rejoice to learn that a new and efficacious method of abolishing those pests of the streets known as Hooligans Has been discovered and put into … Continue reading

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Bartitsu Workshop in Foster City, CA

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 31st May 2012 Bartitsu Workshop Learn how to fend off rascals and rapscallions the Victorian/Edwardian way . . . When: June 16, 2012, 10 AM – 5 PM Where: Fearless Fitness1125 East Hillsdale Blvd. … Continue reading

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Neal Stephenson on Bartitsu and Suffrajitsu in the Foreworld

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Sunday, 10th June 2012 The Foreworld project is an epic multi-media historical fiction franchise centered around the martial arts of European history. Quoting Subutai principal Neal Stephenson on the subjects of Victorian-era self defence and physical … Continue reading

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Bartitsu and More at CombatCon 2012

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 11th June 2012 Dedicated to the intersection of Western martial arts with pop-culture, the CombatCon 2012 event will take place between July 6-8 at the Tuscany Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Instructor Tony Wolf will be … Continue reading

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More Bartitsu on Russian TV

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 16th June 2012 Mishenev Sergey Victorovich of Bartitsu Club Russia is shown above in action during a televised demonstration of Bartitsu and Irish stick fighting.

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Bartitsu Founder Featured in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 22nd June 2012 Edward William Barton-Wright, the founder of Bartitsu, has been commemorated with an entry in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, the standard work of reference on notable figures from British history.

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