Category Archives: Canonical Bartitsu

Captain Laing’s “Third Practice” of Bartitsu Stick Fighting

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 10th August 2017 Here follows an interpretation of Captain Laing’s “3rd Practice” as described in his 1902 article on The Bartitsu Method of Self-Defence. 3RD PRACTICE. From “rear guard.”–Guard face sideways, then head … Continue reading

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An Illustrated Catalogue of Captain Laing’s Bartitsu Stickfighting

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 15th August 2017 For convenience, here follows a compilation of all of the drills and self-defence set-plays recorded in Captain F.C. Laing’s 1902 article, “The Bartitsu Method of Self Defence”.  As Laing … Continue reading

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Trailer for the Vigny Stickfighting Video from Agilitas.TV

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 17th August 2017 An advance look at some action from the upcoming Vigny stickfighting instructional video, produced by Agilitas.TV and featuring German Bartitsu instructor Alexander Kiermayer.

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Bartitsu Seminar at Autumnfecht (Maryland, USA)

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 5th September 2017 Instructor Chris Dyer will be teaching a Bartitsu seminar at the Autumnfecht HEMA event in Columbia, Maryland on November 4, 2017. Class description: Explore the gentleman’s art of self-defense! … Continue reading

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Combining Vigny Cane and Jiujitsu in Canonical Bartitsu

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 8th March 2016 If I have been fortunate enough to interest the readers of this Journal in one of the many forms of “Bartitsu,” I shall hope to describe later in another article a further … Continue reading

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“Seize Him by the Throat”

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 27th February 2018 Although we don’t have a full catalogue of the atemi (striking and nerve pressure techniques) practiced at the Bartitsu Club circa 1901, analysis of the writings of E.W. Barton-Wright … Continue reading

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“Self Defence for Ladies and Gentlemen” Seminar in Bavaria, Germany

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 3rd March 2018 Bartitsu instructor Alex Kiermayer (above) and pugilist Christoph Reinberger are teaming up for a seminar in Victorian and Edwardian antagonistics. The two-day event will cover fisticuffs, jiujitsu, Bartitsu stick … Continue reading

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Antagnonistics V in NYC

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Sunday, 18th March 2018 Antagonistics V – Tactical Principles of Victorian Self-Defense with Professor Mark P. Donnelly Saturday, April 21, 2018,  1:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 440 Lafayette Street, Room 3D New York, … Continue reading

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“Bartitsu in the American Context”

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 24th April 2018 The excellent Kung Fu Tea blog offers this well-researched post towards answering a question posed by Dr. Emelyne Godfrey in reviewing Wendy Rouse’s book Her Own Hero: The Origins of the Women’s Self Defense Movement. … Continue reading

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To “Obviate the Risk of Being Disarmed by Being Hit Upon the Fingers”

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 12th June 2018 Under “Bar-titsu ” I comprise boxing, or the use of the fist as a hitting medium, the use of the feet both in an offensive and defensive sense, the … Continue reading

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