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Category Archives: Edwardiana
“Always Prepared” – the Boy Scouts and Self Defence
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 23rd July 2010 Although Bartitsu slightly pre-dates Sir Robert Baden-Powell’s Scouting movement, both were original and novel products of their founders’ Edwardian ideals. Scouting quickly captured the international imagination and went on to … Continue reading
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“The Sting of a Hornet”; Edwardian Hat-Pin Self Defence
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 14th July 2010 The popular trend towards enormous, flamboyant hats reached its zenith during the Edwardian era. Circa 1901, fashionable ladies’ headwear featured elaborate assemblies of taffeta, silk bows, coloured ostrich feathers, … Continue reading
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Finger Weapons of the Parisian Apaches
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 7th July 2010 (From the June 1911 issue of “Popular Mechanics” magazine) All the weapons used by the Apaches in Paris are unique, but none are more ingenious than these curious rings and the … Continue reading
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“Jiu-Jitsu and Other Methods of Self Defence” Republished
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 26th June 2010 Announcing Kirk Lawson‘s re-publication of Percy Longhurst’s “Jiu-Jitsu and Other Methods of Self Defence” (1906) from a copy of the original located by Dr. Milo Thurston of the Linacre School of Defence. The … Continue reading
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“A little Joo-Jitsoo” (Punch Magazine, 1905)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 21st June 2010
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“More Jiujitsu Tricks” (Punch Magazine, 1905)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 5th May 2010 During the first “jiujitsu boom” of the early 20th century, Punch Magazine made great sport of the novel art of self defence and of the claims made by jiujitsu enthusiasts. In … Continue reading
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