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Category Archives: E. W. Barton-Wright
Pierre Vigny’s London Self-Defence Exhibitions (June-July 1899)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 31st January 2017 Here follow two further reviews of the series of self-defence exhibitions organised by Bartitsu founder E.W. Barton-Wright during mid-1899, to benefit Pierre Vigny, who had then recently arrived in London. Vigny … Continue reading →
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Bartitsu Exhibitions in Oxford (February-March 1902)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 30th March 2017 During the early months of 1902, E.W. Barton-Wright and the Bartitsu Club instructors undertook a series of touring exhibitions to venues including Cambridge University and the Mechanics Institute Hall in … Continue reading →
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A 1915 Sketch of E.W. Barton-Wright
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 29th April 2017 A rare portrait sketch of Bartitsu founder E.W. Barton-Wright from The People newspaper of 24 October, 1915. At this time, Barton-Wright would have been aged about 55 and was managing his … Continue reading →
Dr. Emelyne Godfrey’s Presentation on Bartitsu and the Jiujitsu Suffragettes
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 6th May 2017 Here’s a full video record of Dr. Emelyne Godfrey’s recent presentation on Bartitsu and suffragette jiujitsu, delivered for the Martial Arts Studies Research Network. The presentation is followed by a … Continue reading →
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“Urban Heroes vs. Folk Devils”
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 24th July 2017 Emelyne Godfrey‘s 2010 essay on civilian self-defence circa 1880-1914 is available via this link. Here are some excerpts: Pearson’s Magazine boasted articles on adventure, features on sport and remarkable fiction; it … Continue reading →
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“A Secret Style of Boxing” (The Sportsman, 12 December 1904)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 16th July 2018 There’s a good deal to unpack in this advertisement for an assault-at-arms display organised by former Bartitsu Club instructor Pierre Vigny, including one particularly intriguing item: ST. JAMES’S HALL, … Continue reading →
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The Tactics of Bartitsu (Kick)Boxing
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 18th November 2016 E.W. Barton-Wright was fulsome in his praise of boxing, which was virtually synonymous with the idea of “self defence” in London at the turn of the 20th century. In introducing … Continue reading →
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“Let’s See Him!” (1901)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 27th December 2018 Even by September of 1901, with the Bartitsu Club in Shaftesbury Avenue well-established and Bartitsu itself the subject of much media attention, E.W. Barton-Wright suffered ongoing frustrations in persuading European wrestlers … Continue reading →
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The Original Bartitsu Club
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 10th September 2015 “… a huge subterranean hall, all glittering, white-tiled walls, and electric light, with ‘champions’ prowling around it like tigers …” – Mary Nugent (January 1901) There are now approximately … Continue reading →
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“Japanese Wrestling” (27 October, 1898)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 14th December 2012 A report from the Morning Post newspaper on one of E.W. Barton-Wright’s early jiujitsu demonstrations in London. Mr. Barton-Wright’s demonstration of Japanese wrestling at the St. James’s Hall last … Continue reading →
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