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Category Archives: Boxing
The Eccentric Evolution of Boxing Armour
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 14th June 2010 The first patented suit of boxing armour was registered with the US Patent Office in 1895. Joseph Donovan’s invention offered protection to the most vulnerable parts of the boxer’s … Continue reading
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The Bare Knuckle Boxing Hall of Fame
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 8th November 2010 Located in the town of Belfast, New York, the Bare Knuckle Boxing Hall of Fame is situated in the training barns in which William Muldoon trained the great John L. Sullivan for his epic 75-round World … Continue reading
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Winner of the Art of Manliness Pose Contest
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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“The Kangaroo as Prize Fighter” (1893)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 15th February 2012 Among the recent developments in the world of sports, in Australia, is the training of the kangaroo to stand up and spar or box with a human antagonist. We … Continue reading
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19th Century Antagonistics at the 2012 Victorian Heritage Festival
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 29th February 2012 19th century pugilism, fencing and other “manly arts of self defence” will be on display at the upcoming Port Townsend Victorian Heritage Festival (Washington, March 23-25).
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Eugen Sandow on “Boxing vs. Ju-jitsu” (Daily News, 1907)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 4th April 2012 Despite E. W. Barton-Wright’s advocacy of a rational melding of various “antagonistics” for purposes of self defence (a theme that was later championed by others including his former collaborator … Continue reading