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Category Archives: Exhibitions
Suffrajitsu at the Royal Armouries Museum
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 9th February 2018 Images from the upcoming “suffrajitsu” display (courtesy of Charlotte Graham Photography) at the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds, England, and their Edwardian-era antecedents:
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The Bamboo Pole Trick
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 12th March 2018 This photo published in the Italian journal La Stampa Sportiva (November, 1903) shows former Bartitsu Club instructor Sadakazu Uyenishi wheeling out an old favourite. The “bamboo pole trick” had been a … Continue reading
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Bartitsu Demonstration at the Polish Army Museum
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Sunday, 30th September 2018 Members of the Club L’Extreme Est of Warsaw, Poland exhibited Bartitsu at the Polish War Museum on Saturday, September 23. The demonstration was based on the martial arts journey of Edward Barton-Wright … Continue reading
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“The Art of Self-Defence by Jiu-Jitsu Methods” (1918)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 13th December 2018 A full-page, colour ad for a 1918 film starring the notorious Captain Leopold McLaglen, whose martial arts misadventures are detailed in this article (note that his name was frequently spelled “McLaglan” … Continue reading
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Pierre and Marguerite Vigny at the Royal Albert Hall (1904)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 10th January 2019 In early 1904, former Bartitsu Club instructor Pierre Vigny set up his own self-defence school in London. By July of that year he and his wife/associate instructor Marguerite (a.k.a. “Miss … Continue reading
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Martial Exotica: Kusarigamajutsu in London (1919-23)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Sunday, 12th November 2017 Founded by Gunji Koizumi in 1918, the London Budokwai remains the oldest Japanese martial arts club in Europe. Former Bartitsu Club instructor Yukio Tani taught there for many years, shaping the … Continue reading
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