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Category Archives: Jiujitsu
A Photo Gallery from Day 2 of BartitsuCon 2018
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 30th November 2018
“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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“A Novel Ju Jitsu Demonstration” (1904)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Sunday, 20th January 2019 This article from the Sporting Life of 21 December, 1904 includes a possibly-unique report of former Bartitsu Club instructors Yukio Tani and Sadakazu Uyenishi working together again during the years following the … Continue reading
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“The Colonial Applicant ‘Taps the Mat’” (1917)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 16th February 2019 A spectacular jiujitsu moment from the popular 1917 comedy play Wanted, A Husband, in which the protagonist, a young writer named Mabel, mischievously advertises for a husband to spark ideas … Continue reading
“For Women Who Walk Alone: How to Tackle the Hooligan” (1905)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 21st February 2019 Subtitled “Ju-Jitsu for Ladies”, this photo feature was originally published the Sketch newspaper of April 12, 1905. A note reveals that photos 1, 3, 5, 6 and 7 were … Continue reading
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“If a Bold Bad Man Attacks You, Jiu-Jitsu Him!”
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 6th August 2015 A selection of classic jiujitsu “tricks” as women’s self-defence in this photo-feature from the Chicago Tribune of June 20, 1915.
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Bartitsu Club Instructor Yukio Tani in Action?
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 31st December 2012 This newsreel clip was shot at a gala day at London’s Kensington Palace Field in the year 1928. The first half features a boxing exhibition by Alf Mancini, who was … Continue reading
“It was jiu-jitsu!” (1906)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 2nd January 2012 I drew a deep breath as I mastered the contents of this momentous document. Then, just as I was about to replace it in the ingenious receptacle contrived for … Continue reading
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