Category Archives: Jiujitsu

The Art of Self Defence (Illustrated London News, Nov. 30, 1901)

Posted on December 23, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 12th August 2016 The various methods of self-defence adopted by followers of the Bartitsu system were demonstrated at their School of Arms on Nov. 23, when they were opposed by English and … Continue reading →

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The New Art of Self Defence (St James’s Gazette – Tuesday, 18 April, 1899)

Posted on December 23, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 26th August 2016 On Monday, the 24th of April, at 9.15 p.m., Mr. E. W. Barton-Wright will give a demonstration of his system of Bartitsu, which has aheady been shortly described in … Continue reading →

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“Oriental Wrestling For The Soldier At Aldershot: The Japanese Method Of Self-Defence, Jiu-Jitsu, Taught By Professor Uyenishi” (Illustrated London News, 25 March, 1905)

Posted on December 23, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 30th August 2016 Photographs of 25 year old Bartitsu Club instructor Sadakazu Uyenishi teaching soldiers at the Aldershot military training school. This may have been the first instance of Asian martial arts being offered … Continue reading →

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New Discoveries and Speculations re. the Submission Grappling of British Jiu-Jitsu

Posted on December 23, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

This article summarises, and presents some recent research into the origins of the “mixed styles” submission grappling matches that took place in London circa 1900.  The term “British jiujitsu” is sometimes used to describe the eclectic blend of jiujitsu styles … Continue reading →

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“Self-Defence as a Fine Art” (London Daily News, 29 October, 1902)

Posted on December 22, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 11th October 2016 Last night, his School Arms at 18, Berners-street, Professor Pierre Vigny gave a striking exhibition of the possibilities self-defence afforded by a simple walking-stick. In these days, when the … Continue reading →

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Bartitsu in the Sporting Times (March-April 1899)

Posted on December 22, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 28th October 2016 Note – The March, 1899 antagonistics exhibition at the London Bath Club was widely reported upon in the media.  Most accounts agree that the advertised Bartitsu contest between E.W. … Continue reading →

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“How To Meet Hooligans” (London Daily News – Friday 23 August 1901)

Posted on December 22, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 28th October 2016 The Tokio and Osaka professors of the Japanese art of self-protection are in England, ready, under guidance of Mr. Barton-Wright, not only to display their skill, but to meet any … Continue reading →

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“Engaging Toughs” – The Bartitsu Sparring Video Competition

Posted on December 22, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 1st November 2016 … by engaging toughs I trained myself until I was satisfied in practical application. –  E.W. Barton-Wright, 1950 Announcing the first international Bartitsu sparring video competition, for prizes of up … Continue reading →

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“As Active as a Wild Cat” (Dublin Daily Express – 17 March, 1899)

Posted on December 22, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 19th December 2016 “Bartitsu.”  We have not had time to visit the National Library or T.C.D. in order to look up the derivation of this uncanny word, but we are assured that … Continue reading →

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“The Game of Bartitsu” (Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, 12 October, 1901)

Posted on December 22, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Sunday, 18th December 2016 In the game of Bartitsu, or Japanese self-defence, the other person tempts you to engage him, and then by apt manipulation deftly twists and twirls you to your mother … Continue reading →

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