Category Archives: Physical Culture

The Martial Athletics of Diana Watts

Posted on December 22, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 1st May 2010 Even before Edith Garrud began teaching jiujitsu classes for the women and children of London, Emily Diana Watts was pioneering the way for female martial arts instructors in the Western world. … Continue reading →

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For Your Listening Pleasure: “Eugen Sandow, Victorian Strongman” and “The Bare Fists of Boxing”

Posted on December 17, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 3rd February 2012 The Art of Manliness website presents a podcast interview with David Waller, author of the new biography The Perfect Man: the Muscular Life and Times of Eugen Sandow, Victorian Stongman.  Sandow … Continue reading →

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The Athletic Jagendorfer (1905)

Posted on December 16, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 2nd October 2017 According to a report in the Birmingham Daily Gazette of 12 October, 1905, the celebrated wrestler, strongman and club-swinging champion Georg Jagendorfer would shortly begin instructing the Viennese police in the gentle … Continue reading →

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Sherlock’s Baritsu Den: a Unique Gym in a Hanover Hotel

Posted on December 16, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on June 3rd, 2017 Guests at the Pelikanvietel in Hanover, Germany can get their sweat on Sherlock-style in the “Baritsu Den” gymnasium.

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The Bartitsu School of Arms: Beamish Museum, 2013

Posted on December 16, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 12th February 2013 Announcing the third international Bartitsu symposium, to take place at Beamish Museum near Newcastle, UK, between September 14th and 15th, 2013. Update: the Google Groups email list for the … Continue reading →

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The Bartitsu School of Arms: Chicago, 2012

Posted on December 13, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 25th April 2012 Announcing the second international Bartitsu symposium, to take place in the great city of Chicago, USA between September 8th and 9th, 2012. The event is hosted by the Bartitsu Club … Continue reading →

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The Bartitsu School of Arms: London 2011

Posted on December 11, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 25th May 2011 Announcing the first international Bartitsu symposium, to take place in the great city of London, England, U.K. between August 26 and 28, 2011. The 2011 Bartitsu School of Arms is a … Continue reading →

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“Sherlock Holmes and Bartitsu” (Part Two)

Posted on December 11, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 28th August 2010 The second chapter of Michael Bertram Wooster’s extraordinary memoir details the collaboration between consulting detective Sherlock Holmes and Bartitsu founder E.W. Barton-Wright, including samples of their detailed technical correspondence. … Continue reading →

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Bartitsu Home-Training Tip: Indian Clubs Make Great Cane Substitutes

Posted on December 11, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

With group classes off the table until further notice, martial arts practitioners are switching en masse to home- and self-training. A handy tip for Bartitsu practitioners is to use an Indian clubs as a substitute for the Vigny cane, whose … Continue reading →

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A “New Art of Self Defence” in Ballarat, Australia (1902-09)

Posted on December 10, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 12th May 2017 Aside from the curious demonstrations of “baritzu” by Australian soldiers circa 1906, E.W. Barton-Wright’s martial art may have inspired at least one other Aussie enthusiast during the early 20th century – although the … Continue reading →

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