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Category Archives: Canonical Bartitsu
“The New Art of Self Defence: How Bartitsu Reimagined ‘Antagonistics’ in Edwardian England”
Now available from Amazon, this new book is a revised, updated and significantly expanded version of the “Bartitsu Story” section of The Bartitsu Compendium, Vol. III (2022). As the third volume of the Compendium was a bookshelf-busting 629 large-format pages, … Continue reading →
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“The Bartitsu Club of London” (L’Éducation physique : revue sportive illustrée, October 1, 1902)
Here follows a translation of this short 1902 article; notably, the Bartitsu School of Arms had actually closed by the time this piece was first published. Jacketed Wrestling The Bartitsu Club of London is directed by M. Pierre Vigny, who … Continue reading →
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Bartitsu cane against two handed clubs and staffs
Oliver Janseps teaches the canonical Pearson’s Magazine article techniques of employing the Vigny cane against an alpenstock (spiked hiking staff) and a double-handed club attack.
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“Victorian Krav Maga? The Incredible Rise and Fall of Bartitsu”
There’s a proliferation of short “What was Bartitsu?” YouTube videos, including many AI-generated offerings, but this piece from the Informed Martial Artist channel is unusually accurate and effective (despite some questionable AI-rendered “photos” of Barton-Wright and the other principal figures). … Continue reading →
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“Guards of Bartitsu” with Oliver Janseps
A Christmas treat from German Bartitsu instructor Oliver Janseps, teaching the fundamental guards of the Vigny/Lang stickfighting style.
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“The Suffragette That Knew Jiu Jitsu”
A fairly well-researched presentation on Edith Garrud’s role in the jujutsu training of the WSPU Bodyguard unit, contextualised with some background on Barton-Wright’s Bartitsu.
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Bartitsu with Team TE-MA Combat
Experimental Vigny/Bartitsu stick sparring from Team TE-MA Combat, with an active group class shown below. Nice to see a variety of guard positions (front, back and double-handed variations) as well as ambidextrous attacks being employed.
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“Parry and Fight Back” in the Vigny style with Oliver Janseps
Another useful video tutorial in the fundamentals of Vigny cane fighting from instructor Oliver Janseps, this one detailing the parry/riposte dynamic against high and outside/inside body line attacks.
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“How to start Bartitsu – la canne Vigny” with Oliver Janseps
This new video tutorial focusses on basic moulinet strikes in the Vigny style.
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“Fight Like Sherlock Holmes” in Germany
Images from a recent seminar by Alex Kiermayer and Christoph “Bear-Knuckle” Reinberger.
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