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Category Archives: Jiujitsu
“The Art of Self Defence” (1909)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Sunday, 18th March 2018 The following article by N. Tegan Lewis was originally published in the Women’s Freedom League newspaper of April 22, 1909, following the jiujitsu self-defence displays by Edith Garrud at … Continue reading
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“A Ju-jitsu Festival in Kyoto, Japan” (1909)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 27th March 2018 Sketch artist Tom Brown recorded his impressions of a “ju-jitsu festival” taking place in Kyoto for the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News of November 13, 1909. He noted that he admired … Continue reading
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Jujitsu at Glen Parva Barracks (1905)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 14th April 2018 Although he had been brought to London to partner Yukio Tani in teaching and demonstrating Japanese unarmed combat via the Bartitsu Club, Sadakazu “Raku” Uyenishi went his own way … Continue reading
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Sergeant George Wheeldon’s Police Self-Defence (circa 1905)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 17th April 2018 The City of London police history blog Plodd in the Square Mile offers this short but informative article on Sergeant George Wheeldon, who essentially pioneered the systematic practice of unarmed self-defence within … Continue reading
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“Wrestlers in Court: Labourer who Wanted to Use his Fists” (1905)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 28th April 2018 This article from the Leicester Daily Post of October 7, 1905, details a court case involving former Bartitsu Club instructor Yukio Tani. Partly at issue was the practice of pre-arranging the results … Continue reading
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The Martial Shenanigans of Leopold McLaglen
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Sunday, 13th May 2018 Captain Sydney Temple Leopold McLaglen (1884-1951) was one of the most colourful “characters” of the early 20th century jiujitsu scene. Charismatic, moustachioed, broad-shouldered and towering at 6’7″ in height, McLaglen … Continue reading
“The Repair Shop” Restores a Portrait of Yukio Tani
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 18th August 2018 A unique oil painting of former Bartitsu Club instructor Yukio Tani has been restored in commemoration of the London Budokwai’s centenary anniversary. Tani was among the original group of … Continue reading
“The Preliminaries of Jiu-Jitsu”: Armand Cherpillod on Atemi-Waza
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 30th August 2018 Hailing from the Alpine village of St. Crois, wrestler Armand Cherpillod was the last full-time instructor to join the staff of the London Bartitsu Club. According to Cherpillod’s memoirs, … Continue reading
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Bartitsu Featured on Japanese TV
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 5th September 2018 This six-minute Bartitsu featurette recently screened on the Japanese television show Sekai Kurabete Mitara (“See the World in Comparison”). Playing to the pop-culture notion of the “gentlemanly martial art” via the Sherlock … Continue reading
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“An English Style of Jujitsu” (1905)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 18th September 2018 This anonymous letter to the editor of the St. James’s Gazette was originally published on March 9th, 1905. The author’s objection to submission wrestling on moral and nationalistic grounds … Continue reading
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