Category Archives: Boxing

A Report on the 2015 UKBA Bartitsu Gathering

Posted on December 23, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 3rd February 2016 A report on the recent UKBA Bartitsu Gathering via http://ordinaryvisionary.tumblr.com: “Organised by the Bartitsu Irregulars, the Bartitsu club I (very) irregularly attend, the Bartitsu Gathering kicked off Sunday morning in Basingstoke and … Continue reading →

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The Earliest Known Collaboration Between E.W. Barton-Wright and Pierre Vigny: July 20, 1899

Posted on December 23, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 1st March 2016 These newly-discovered articles from the St. James’s Gazette offer our first glimpse at the original collaboration between Bartitsu founder Edward Barton-Wright and savate/stick fighting expert Pierre Vigny.  The articles … Continue reading →

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The Life’s Work of Percy Longhurst

Posted on December 23, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 5th March 2016 Percy William Longhurst (1874-1959) was a lifelong wrestling and antagonistics enthusiast, a prolific writer and a significant figure in the history of Bartitsu. Unfortunately, comparatively little is known of … Continue reading →

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Registration Now Open for the 2nd International Pugilism Symposium

Posted on December 23, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 21st March 2016 When? Saturday May 21 and Sunday May 22, 2016 Where? River Valley Complex in Leaf River, IL. Two days of intensive instruction in historic bare knuckle boxing with some of the … Continue reading →

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The Art of Self Defence (Illustrated London News, Nov. 30, 1901)

Posted on December 23, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 12th August 2016 The various methods of self-defence adopted by followers of the Bartitsu system were demonstrated at their School of Arms on Nov. 23, when they were opposed by English and … Continue reading →

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Boxing as Street Defence Cartoons (La Petit Journal, 12 September, 1925)

Posted on December 23, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 26th September 2017 A gallery of cartoons from “L’Art de se Defendre dans la Rue si l’on est Attaque par les Apaches”, an article written by French bantamweight boxing champion Charles Ledoux.  The … Continue reading →

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“Engaging Toughs” – The Bartitsu Sparring Video Competition

Posted on December 22, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 1st November 2016 … by engaging toughs I trained myself until I was satisfied in practical application. –  E.W. Barton-Wright, 1950 Announcing the first international Bartitsu sparring video competition, for prizes of up … Continue reading →

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“The cumbersome boxing glove superseded” (Punch Magazine, September 4, 1869)

Posted on December 22, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Sunday, 6th November 2016 Cartoonist George du Maurier offers a helpful suggestion for boxers.  The caption reads: Sparring without pain or loss of temper – the cumbersome boxing-glove superseded. For more on this topic, see The … Continue reading →

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“Making the ‘Knock-Out’ Safe” (The Sketch, September 18, 1907)

Posted on December 22, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 20th December 2016 In 1907 this unusual ring design – equipped with nets reminiscent of the safety equipment used in circus acts – was tested as a way to reduce the danger … Continue reading →

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The 2017 Ken Pfrenger Memorial Pugilism Symposium

Posted on December 22, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 23rd February 2017 Announcing the Ken Pfrenger Memorial Pugilism Symposium, a historical pugilism workshop to be held on Saturday June 17 and Sunday June 18, 2017 in Arlington Heights, IL., USA. Background … Continue reading →

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