Category Archives: Instruction

Bartitsu cane against two handed clubs and staffs

Posted on January 26, 2026 by BartitsuSociety

Oliver Janseps teaches the canonical Pearson’s Magazine article techniques of employing the Vigny cane against an alpenstock (spiked hiking staff) and a double-handed club attack.

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Advanced Strikes: The Flick and the Flip for Bartitsu from “The Walking Stick Method of Self-Defence”

Posted on August 29, 2025 by BartitsuSociety

Oliver Janseps presents his interpretation of H.G. Lang’s “flick” and “flip” techniques from “The Walking Stick Method of Self Defence”.

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“Self-Defence from 1920” (The Wrinkle Book)

Posted on March 17, 2025 by BartitsuSociety

Nice to see some of these techniques in action, particularly in that the self defence section of The Wrinkle Book was possibly my first ever exposure to the notion of “early 20th century martial arts/self defence”. My late father had … Continue reading →

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“Guards of Bartitsu” with Oliver Janseps

Posted on December 23, 2024 by BartitsuSociety

A Christmas treat from German Bartitsu instructor Oliver Janseps, teaching the fundamental guards of the Vigny/Lang stickfighting style.

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“Bartitsu Basics – How to thrust with a cane & the hand guard”

Posted on September 23, 2024 by BartitsuSociety
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“Parry and Fight Back” in the Vigny style with Oliver Janseps

Posted on August 5, 2024 by BartitsuSociety

Another useful video tutorial in the fundamentals of Vigny cane fighting from instructor Oliver Janseps, this one detailing the parry/riposte dynamic against high and outside/inside body line attacks.

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“How to start Bartitsu – la canne Vigny” with Oliver Janseps

Posted on July 3, 2024 by BartitsuSociety

This new video tutorial focusses on basic moulinet strikes in the Vigny style.

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Guards by Distance with Oliver Janseps

Posted on May 13, 2024 by BartitsuSociety

German HEMA instructor Oliver Janseps offers a clear explication of Guard by Distance tactics and dynamics in this video, which is part of an occasional series.

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Vigny Cane Basics with Alex Kiermayer

Posted on April 21, 2024 by BartitsuSociety

Veteran instructor Alex Kiermayer offers a tutorial in the fundamentals of warming up, striking and parrying with a cane in the classic Vigny style. If you’d like much more in the same vein, Alex’s comprehensive, multi-part instructional series Bartitsu: Historical … Continue reading →

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“The Attila Gym, Volume One”

Posted on February 1, 2024 by BartitsuSociety

Author David Naimowicz’s book The Attila Gym Volume 1: Reconstructing the Original Method of Professor Louis Attila is currently available via Amazon: This volume is the author’s best attempt to assemble the light and heavy system, its principles, mechanics, repetitions … Continue reading →

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