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Category Archives: Jiujitsu
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
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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A Video Interview with English Judo and Bartitsu Research Pioneer Richard Bowen (1926-2005)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 5th August 2015 Richard (Dickie) Bowen was born in Belgravia, London in 1926. His father was English and his mother was from Wexford, Ireland. His early training was in bacteriology and, after … 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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Yukio Tani (1904)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 18th December 2015 A rare and unusual 1904 photograph of Bartitsu Club jiujitsu instructor and champion music hall challenge wrestler Yukio Tani.
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