Category Archives: Jiujitsu

Jujitsu, “the Newest Suffragette Terror”

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 22nd February 2014

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“Ju-ji-tsu” at Aldershot (April, 1905)

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 13th May 2014 This illustration by artist L. Daviel represents a jujitsu exhibition by former Bartitsu Club instructor Sadakazu Uyenishi at the Public Schools Gymnasium, Aldershot. It’s difficult to parse exactly which technique the … Continue reading

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Policewomen Training in Jiujitsu (1914)

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 13th May 2014 With the outbreak of the First World War, many British men enlisted as soldiers and many British women took occupations that had, until then, been considered strictly “men’s work”. … Continue reading

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“Safeguards” (Punch Magazine, Nov. 18, 1914)

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 30th May 2014 Note: with the outbreak of the First World War, jiujitsu instructor William Garrud became the self-defence instructor for the Special Constables. It was the special terms to Special Constables … Continue reading

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“… the Latest Trick in Jiu-jitsu”: Cartoons from Punch Magazine (1905-12)

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 14th October 2015 During the decade following E.W. Barton-Wright’s introduction of jiujitsu to England, the Japanese martial art was thoroughly absorbed into English popular culture – most famously when Sherlock Holmes made use … Continue reading

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Gandhi on Jiu-jitsu (1905)

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 30th May 2014 Some wry commentary on jiujitsu from Mohandas K. Gandhi (Indian Opinion, April 2, 1905): The eyes of Europeans are slowly being opened. Narmada-shankar, the Gujarati poet, has sung: The Englishman rules, … Continue reading

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The Jiu-Jitsu Waltz (“The Scrap Book”, Vol. 4, 1907)

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 31st May 2014 A FRENCH WOMAN AND A JAPANESE MANAMAZE LONDON WITH A NEW STUNT. The novelty of the summer in London is the jiu-jitsu dance in which Mlle. Deslys and S. … Continue reading

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Armand Cherpillod in 1905

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 16th June 2014 A promotional postcard featuring Bartitsu Club wrestling and physical culture instructor Armand Cherpillod, shown posing in typical early 20th century jujitsu garb. According to his 1929 biography, Cherpillod was invited … Continue reading

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Inside the “Hilltop Dojo” of W.E. Steers (1909)

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 10th July 2014 These excerpts from the article “The Dwelling-House of an Apostle of Health” (“The House Beautiful”, Sept. 1909) offer a further glimpse inside the extraordinary dojo constructed in W.E. Steers’ Hilltop … Continue reading

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“Jujitsu For Ladies” (1905)

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 23rd July 2014 Originally published in the Lady’s Realm magazine, Annesley Kenealy’s article offers considerable insight into the women’s jujitsu classes offered by former Bartitsu Club instructor Sadakazu Uyenishi. IF Desdemona had … Continue reading

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