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Category Archives: Canonical Bartitsu
“Engaging Toughs” – The Bartitsu Sparring Video Competition
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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Bartitsu Gift Ideas
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 17th December 2016 The Bartitsu Compendium, Volume 1: History and the Canonical Syllabus (2005) and The Bartitsu Compendium Volume II: Antagonistics (2008) Compiled by members of the Bartitsu Society, volumes 1 and 2 of the … Continue reading →
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“As Active as a Wild Cat” (Dublin Daily Express – 17 March, 1899)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 19th December 2016 “Bartitsu.” We have not had time to visit the National Library or T.C.D. in order to look up the derivation of this uncanny word, but we are assured that … Continue reading →
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“The Game of Bartitsu” (Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, 12 October, 1901)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Sunday, 18th December 2016 In the game of Bartitsu, or Japanese self-defence, the other person tempts you to engage him, and then by apt manipulation deftly twists and twirls you to your mother … Continue reading →
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Bartitsu Workshop at Sherlocon 2017 (Rome, Italy)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 31st January 2017 Moments from the Bartitsu seminar at the recent Sherlocon 2017 Sherlock Holmes fandom event, which took place at the Nuovo Teatro Orione in Rome, Italy. Aimed at interested novices, the workshop … Continue reading →
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“The New Art of Self Defence: A Clever Display” (1898)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 20th February 2017 From The Sporting Life – 29 October, 1898 Anything absolutely new with regard what no one will deny is an ancient and honourable pastime (we refer to the noble art) must … Continue reading →
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Defence a la Walking Stick (The Tatler, December 4 1901)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Sunday, 26th February 2017 The president of the Bartitsu Club (that most interesting school of self-defence in all its forms, which is located in Shaftesbury Avenue) has taken up the cudgels in favour … Continue reading →
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“The Art of Self Defense with a Walking Stick” (1900)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 27th February 2017 From the New Orleans Times-Democrat of Sunday, December 30, 1900: “Baritsu”, as the comparatively new form of self-defense is called, would appear, says the London Free Lance, to be … Continue reading →
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“How the East Entertains Us” (The Tatler, October 16, 1901)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 3rd March 2017 If India has not charmed us histrionically, we have to thank Japan for Sada Yacco and several eastern countries for all sorts of entertaining varieties. The Japanese wrestlers now … Continue reading →
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The Behnke System at the Bartitsu Club (1900-1901)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 8th March 2017 Mrs. Kate Behnke was a well-known voice teacher and speech therapist who was also, during the brief Bartitsu Club era circa 1900, a neighbour of Bartitsu founder E.W. Barton-Wright. … Continue reading →
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