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Category Archives: Jiujitsu
Yukio Tani vs. the Masked Wrestler (April, 1909)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 10th November 2018 Still popular today in Mexican and Japanese pro-wrestling circles, the “masked wrestler” gimmick originated in Paris during the year 1867. The original “Lutteur Masqué” was rumoured to be an … Continue reading
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“Ju-Jitsu Vs. Boxing”: Yukio Tani takes on “Young Joseph” (From The Sporting Life, 13 April 1908)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on February 10th, 2017 In a 1950 interview conducted by jiujitsu sensei Gunji Koizumi, Bartitsu founder E.W. Barton-Wright reminisced about trying to teach Yukio Tani to box, noting that Tani had “no aptitude for … Continue reading
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Inside Edith Garrud’s dojo (1910-11)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Sunday, 1st January 2017 By March of 1910, jiujitsu instructor Edith Garrud was becoming increasingly involved with the radical women’s rights movement, teaching her “Suffragettes Self-Defence” classes at Leighton Lodge in Edwardes Square, Kensington and performing politically … Continue reading
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The Annotated “Bartitsu: Its Exponent Interviewed” (1901)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 31st January 2019 The following interview with Bartitsu founder E.W. Barton-Wright first appeared in the Pall Mall Gazette of 5 September 1901, during the height of the Bartitsu Club era. It was found … Continue reading
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“I Charged Like a Bull” – Australian Writer/Composer Kenneth Duffield Recalls Wrestling with Yukio Tani
During early-mid 1902 the Bartitsu Club instructors embarked on a largely successful exhibition tour that was to prove to be their “last hurrah” as a collective unit. Their venues included the Oxford Town Hall, Cambridge University, the Shoreditch Army Camp, … Continue reading
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“At Them, Girls!” How the Amazon Defence Corps Trained to Take on Nazi Invaders
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 17th June 2017 During the fraught summer of 1940, the people of England were bracing themselves for a seemingly inevitable invasion by the German army. While politicians dithered over whether women should … Continue reading
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Percy Longhurst Takes On Yukio Tani (September 11, 1901)
Despite considerable popular interest in the jiujitsu exhibitions of Yukio Tani and Sadakazu Uyenishi during 1901, many critics declared that they would withhold their judgement until they’d seen the Japanese style in earnest action against a European champion or two. … Continue reading
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Bartitsu at Home: Tommy Joe Moore Teaches Pugilism and Atemi-Waza
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