Category Archives: Antagonistics

Antagonisticathlon!

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 12th March 2012 On Sunday, March 11th of 2012, members of the Bartitsu Club of Chicago took part in the first ever “antagonisticathlon” event hosted by the Forteza Fitness and Martial Arts studio in Ravenswood, Chicago. … Continue reading

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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 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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“Susan Swayne and the Bewildered Bride”

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 22nd June 2012 The world premiere of this new play by Chicago playwright Reina Hardy will be produced by the Babes With Blades theatre company in August 2012. It’s 1888 in London, and the … Continue reading

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“Antagonisticathlon 2″ at Forteza Fitness and Martial Arts (Chicago)

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 16th July 2012 The Bartitsu Club of Chicago held its second Antagonisticathlon event on the morning of Sunday, July 15th 2012. The Antagonisticathlon is a fun, challenging martial arts obstacle course in … Continue reading

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“Corps-a-corps fighting” in the French Army (1918)

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 10th August 2012 From The Medical Record: Volume 94, Issues 1-12, Page 31. When Lieutenant Desouches of the French Mission attached to the American Army, was in Paris last, he expressed surprise … Continue reading

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Antagonisticathletes

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 20th August 2012 Comrades-at-arms at the recent Antagonisticathlon event held by the Bartitsu Club of Chicago; from left, Brendan Hutt, Josh Woolf (visiting from New Zealand), instructor Tony Wolf and Michael Mauch (in costume as … Continue reading

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“Waylaid by a Ruffian!”

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Sunday, 19th August 2012 A cautionary tale of urban maleficence. Don’t let this happen to you! Ladies and gentlemen alike are invited to arm themselves against the tide of ruffianism by attending the … Continue reading

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The Bartitsu School of Arms 2012 in Text, Video and Images

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Sunday, 16th September 2012 The second annual Bartitsu School of Arms and Physical Culture was a three-day conference and training seminar held in Chicago between September 7-9, 2012. The event was hosted by … Continue reading

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