Category Archives: Canonical Bartitsu

Houston Meet-Up

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 17th March 2009 Scott Brown, a swordsmanship instructor in Houston recently met up with the Bartitsu Society’s Chris Amendola, and provided this report Through recommendations from James Marwood and Alex Kiermeyer I … Continue reading

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Dr. Emelyne Godfrey Writes on Bartitsu

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 24th April 2009 Noted Bartitsu historian Emelyne Godfrey has written an article for History Today. It can be read in their online edition here. She will also be giving a talk at the … Continue reading

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“Introductory Bartitsu” DVD review

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 28th April 2009 “Introductory Bartitsu” is a new instructional DVD by Allen Reed of the Gallowglass Academy. Allen begins with an accurate precis of Bartitsu history and then takes viewers through American … Continue reading

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Bartitsu Intensive at ISMAC 2009

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 28th May 2009 A quick report on the Bartitsu intensive at the tenth International Swordfighting and Martial Arts Convention, held at the Detroit Westin hotel between May 21-25, 2009. The Bartitsu course was … Continue reading

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A “New” Bartitsu Article: “Ju-Jitsu and Ju-do”

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Sunday, 19th July 2009 The article from the New Zealand “Auckland Star” newspaper on April 11, 1901 was written shortly after E.W. Barton-Wright’s successful lecture and demonstration for the Japan Society. JU-JITSU AND … Continue reading

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Bartitsu in Italy

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 13th August 2009 A reminder that Tony Wolf will be teaching a series of intensive Bartitsu seminars in Rome (August 28-30) and Cosenza (Calabria – September 2-4). These seminars will cover both … Continue reading

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Bartitsu Italia tour summary

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 7th September 2009 By Tony Wolf I have just returned from a very busy two-week tour of Italy, teaching Bartitsu and stage combat master-classes and preparing for an exciting new project: a … Continue reading

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Bartitsu at WMAW 2009

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 14th September 2009 Between September 9-13, the beautiful 19th century campus of the DeKoven Center (Racine, Wisconsin) was the venue for the 10th annual Western Martial Arts Weekend conference. This was the first year that Bartitsu … Continue reading

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Bartitsu Documentary Update

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Sunday, 11th October 2009 Further filming for the upcoming Bartitsu documentary took place recently in Switzerland, London and Northumberland. The Swiss shoot was managed by Ran A. Braun and Tony Wolf, while in … Continue reading

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Bartitsu in the “Sherlock Holmes Handbook”

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 30th October 2009 The Sherlock Holmes Handbook: the Methods and Mysteries of the World’s Greatest Detective is a new book in the “cleverly themed how-to” genre. Taking its inspiration from the adventures of … Continue reading

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