Category Archives: Sherlock Holmes

“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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“Sherlock Holmes and Bartitsu” (Part Three)

Posted on December 11, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 28th August 2010 The third and final installment of Michael Bertram Wooster’s report concerns the fall of the Bartitsu Club and solves the riddle of Holmes’ “baritsu”. In 1902, the founder of … Continue reading →

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Sherlock Holmes Wields a Deadly Scarf

Posted on December 11, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 7th February 2019 Bartitsu is particularly noted for its weaponising of gentlemanly accoutrements such as walking sticks, umbrellas and overcoats. We’ve also previously examined the circa 1900 use of bowler hats, belts and flat caps as weapons. The use of weighted … Continue reading →

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May the Fourth be with You, Sherlock!

Posted on December 10, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 5th May 2017 May 4th of 1891 is recognised as the date of consulting detective Sherlock Holmes’ fateful hand-to-hand battle with the Napoleon of Crime, Professor James Moriarty. Their fight took place … Continue reading →

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“… the loaded hunting crop …”

Posted on February 10, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 9th August 2011 I was not surprised when Holmes suggested that I should take my revolver with me. He had himself picked up the loaded hunting-crop, which was his favourite weapon. – … Continue reading →

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“Baritsu” in “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows”

Posted on February 10, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 13th July 2011 The brand-new first trailer for the upcoming action/comedy/mystery Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows promises plenty of baritsu action! Baritsu is, of course, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s rendering of Bartitsu, as famously featured in The … Continue reading →

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May 14th is Worldwide Undershaw Preservation Day

Posted on February 9, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 6th May 2011 “I have some knowledge, however, of baritsu …” – Sherlock Holmes on his defeat of Professor Moriarty at Reichenbach Falls While the real martial art of Bartitsu was almost … Continue reading →

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“The Mystery of Baritsu” (1958)

Posted on February 8, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 15th October 2010 In early 1902, and under circumstances that remain a historical mystery, the Bartitsu Club closed its doors for the last time. Jiujitsu went on to experience a boom lasting … Continue reading →

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“Sherlock Holmes and Bartitsu” (fiction)

Posted on February 8, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 28th August 2010 Bartitsu.org is pleased to present this illustrated essay in three parts by Michael Bertram Wooster. Drawing from his grandfather’s memoirs and from the archives of the Vernet Foundation (Paris), … Continue reading →

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More Russian Bartitsu

Posted on February 7, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 10th February 2010 Two new articles published in the January and February issues of Kalashnikov Magazine, courtesy of our colleagues in Bartitsu Club Russia. The first article details an introductory training session led … Continue reading →

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