Author Archives: BartitsuSociety

“Boxing vs. the Savate” (1899)

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Sunday, 2nd December 2012 A decidedly outraged British newspaper report on a controversial savate vs. boxing contest held in Paris on Oct. 19th, 1899. For insight into how this and other prominent savate … Continue reading

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An Interview with Emelyne Godfrey

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 4th December 2012 Emelyne Godfrey is the author of the books Masculinity, Crime and Self-Defence in Victorian Literature and its newly published sister volume, Femininity, Crime and Self-Defence in Victorian Literature and Society. Q – Emy, … Continue reading

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Bartitsu Demonstrated at “The Friday Society” Book Launch

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 11th December 2012 Members of the Riot A.C.T. stunt team demonstrated Bartitsu self defence techniques as part of the gala launch of author Adrienne Kress’ new book, The Friday Society.  The gala was held at the … Continue reading

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Bartitsu Course to Commence in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 3rd January 2013 Mark Donnelly is offering a 10-week Bartitsu course between January 8th – March 26th in Harrisburg, PA. The course will be hosted by the Keystone Academy of Dueling and Swordsmanship … Continue reading

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Bartitsu Information in Italian/Bartitsu informazioni in lingua italiana

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 3rd January 2013 Roberto Munter has generously made available an extensive Bartitsu PDF for Italian readers. The first third of the document presents a thorough history of Bartitsu as well as sections … Continue reading

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“Hurricane Fighting”: the Hooligans of London, Circa 1900

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 9th January 2013 An excerpt from The hooligan nights : being the life and opinions of a young and unrepentant criminal by Clarence Rook (1901): The average Hooligan is not an ignorant, hulking ruffian, … Continue reading

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“Philosophy of the Walking Stick” (1899)

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 11th January 2013 This excerpt from the Liverpool Mercury (Friday 5th May, 1899) may be among the first news reports in English concerning Professor Pierre Vigny, who would thereafter become a key instructor at … Continue reading

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M. Vigny’s School of Self Defence (1904)

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 11th January 2013 From the Daily News, May 27, 1904: All good citizens will rejoice to learn that a new and efficacious method of abolishing those pests of the streets known as Hooligans … Continue reading

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Bartitsu Featured on InnerSPACE

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 19th January 2013 Click this link to watch a short demo. and explanation of Bartitsu courtesy of the Riot A.C.T. stunt team, towards promoting author Adrienne Kress’s new steampunk/girl-power novel, The Friday Society. The item … Continue reading

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Bartitsu and Umbrella Self Defence at the Academie Duello (Vancouver, Canada)

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 23rd January 2013 Click this link to watch a short video report by Vancouver Province reporter Stuart Derdeyn, interviewing Academie Duello Bartitsu instructor David McCormick.

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