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Category Archives: E. W. Barton-Wright
“Fiendish Science”: a Pearson’s Magazine Editor Recalls His First Encounter with E.W. Barton-Wright
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 31st January 2018 When E.W. Barton-Wright returned to England in 1898, after a three-year sojourn in Japan, he lost little time in starting to promote the then-almost totally unknown martial art of … Continue reading →
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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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Dr. Herman Ten Kate Discusses the Shinden Fudo Ryu in 1905 (Part 1)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 2nd April 2018 Bartitsu founder E.W. Barton-Wright studied jiujitsu between the years 1895-98, while working as a chemical engineer for the E.H. Hunter Company in Kobe, Japan. Building on a background that … Continue reading →
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The Fighting Arts of Sherlock Holmes, Part 1
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 9th February 2010 Bartitsu.org is pleased to present this two-part article series by Bartitsu Society member Mike Ball. The unusually action-heavy focus of the recently released Sherlock Holmes movie highlights a certain … Continue reading →
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The Fighting Arts of Sherlock Holmes, Part 2
Part two of Mike Ball’s article series on the Great Detective’s antagonistic skills. Arthur Conan Doyle’s spelling error allows for some creative license in the depiction of his fighting skills – in “playing the Great Game” it can be said … Continue reading →
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“Sherlock Holmes and Bartitsu” (Part Two)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 28th August 2010 The second chapter of Michael Bertram Wooster’s extraordinary memoir details the collaboration between consulting detective Sherlock Holmes and Bartitsu founder E.W. Barton-Wright, including samples of their detailed technical correspondence. … Continue reading →
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“Sherlock Holmes and Bartitsu” (Part Three)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 28th August 2010 The third and final installment of Michael Bertram Wooster’s report concerns the fall of the Bartitsu Club and solves the riddle of Holmes’ “baritsu”. In 1902, the founder of … Continue reading →
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“Sparring with Sherlock”
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 6th September 2011 Dutch journalist Erik Noomen wrote this article for the Volkskrant, one of Holland’s largest daily newspapers. It was originally printed on August 30, 2011 and is used here by permission. … Continue reading →
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“… an athletic class for people of good standing …”
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 4th December 2010 By mid-1899, E.W. Barton-Wright was busy attracting support for his novel venture; a Club dedicated to the instruction of physical culture and self defence. Late-Victorian London was already home … Continue reading →
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The “Great Anglo-Japanese Tournament” at the Adelphi Theatre in Liverpool
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on November 6th, 2018 The “last hurrah” of the Bartitsu Club as a corporate entity was the ambitious and largely successful “Great Anglo-Japanese Tournament” tour during early-mid 1902. We’ve previously detailed these provincial Bartitsu … Continue reading →
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