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Category Archives: Edwardiana
“Le Jiu-jitsu” (11 November, 1905)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 3rd August 2017 A gallery of cartoons from the Parisian magazine Le Rire, imagining the impact of jiu-jitsu upon French society in the wake of jiujitsuka Ernest Regnier’s victory over savateur Georges Dubois.
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“Studies in Savate” (Sunday Oregonian, May 20, 1900)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on June 3rd, 2017
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“The Dwarf of Blood” Reviews a Savate Exhibition at the Alhambra Theatre (1898)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on October 30th, 2018 Colonel Nathaniel Newnham-Davis, who wrote a popular column for the Sporting Life newspaper under the “Dwarf of Blood” pseudonym, was clearly a connoisseur of antagonistic novelties. Of all the English journalists … Continue reading
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“Chucker-Out of the Unwanted: Muscular Maude” (1917)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 20th October 2018 Actress Doris Lytton puts up her dukes as Maude Bray, a supporting character in the 1917 theatrical farce Wanted: a Husband. Hilarity ensues when one of Maude’s friends advertises for … Continue reading
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“The Perfect Lady’s Weapon”
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 6th August 2018 Writing in The Sketch of December 1st, 1958, journalist Marjory Whitelaw looks back to the Edwardian era, when “perfect ladies” carried concealed pistols and knew just where to point them. THE first … Continue reading
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“The Man They Cannot Hang” vs. Sadakazu Uyenishi
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 19th May 2018 In common with most athlete/showmen of his time and place, John Clempert (1878-1940) was not averse to spinning some tall tales about his past exploits. He claimed, among other … Continue reading
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“Sports de Defense” Postcards on Video
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 31st January 2018 Thanks to Rodney Bennett for sourcing and compiling this video, which consists of a series of self-defence postcards featuring French jiujitsu pioneer Ernest Regnier (a.k.a. “Re-Nie”). The caption of postcard … Continue reading
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“Police Jiujitsu at the Crystal Palace” (1905)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 31st January 2018 In this cartoon from the Penny Illustrated Paper of March 4, 1905, the illustrator imagines a jiujitsu contest between two constables at a police fete held at the famed Crystal Palace … Continue reading
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“The Eight Olympians”
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 15th January 2018 By 1907 the art of jiujitsu was becoming thoroughly integrated into English popular culture. It had been written into plays and novels and was the subject of greeting cards, … Continue reading
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