Category Archives: Sparring

Bartitsu Stick Sparring with Experimental “Gentlemen’s Canes”

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 24th April 2017 Some dynamic Bartitsu-style sparring from the Szkola Fechtunku Aramis classical fencing school in Poland. The sparring canes are made according to the school’s own design, shown in more detail below:

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Vigny-Style Sparring in Santiago, Chile

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 6th May 2017 Walking-stick sparring in the Bartitsu/Vigny style, as practiced in Santiago, Chile.  Note the tactical shifts between the double-handed, rear and front guards:

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More Vigny Cane Fighting by the Santiago Stickfighters

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 20th May 2017

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Vigny Cane Vs. Doble Bastón

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 25th November 2017 In this experimental sparring match, Chilean Andres Morales (in the fencing mask with the white trim) employs the Vigny cane style opposed to the doble bastón (double stick) sub-system … Continue reading

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Pugilistic Sparring at BartitsuCon 2018

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 16th November 2018 Instructor Tommy Joe Moore (in the white shirt and then the black singlet) and a sparring partner engage in the noble art of fisticuffs during the recent BartitsuCon event:

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Sparring: Vigny Cane Vs. Multiple Opponents

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 27th December 2018 Chilean instructor Andres Morales experiments with the Vigny style against not one, not two, but three stick-wielding opponents in this new video: The experimental sparring match is reminiscent of … Continue reading

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Bartitsu/Vigny Stick Sparring

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Sunday, 11th March 2018 Andres Morales of Chile (in the white-trimmed fencing mask) demonstrates the quick, deceptive Vigny canne style, as incorporated into Bartitsu circa 1900.  As described by a journalist from The Sporting … Continue reading

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Bartitsu Stick Fighting in Bavaria, Germany

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 9th August 2018 Some highly skilled Vigny-style cane play in this unarmoured demonstration bout by Bartitsu instructor Alex Kiermayer (suspenders and flat cap) and his colleague-at-arms Christoph Reinberger.  Kiermayer and Reinberger have … Continue reading

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More Video of Sparring in the Style of 19th Century Pugilism

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 23rd November 2018 Instructor Christoph Reinberger (in the knee breeches) and a student demonstrate 19th century pugilistic sparring.  Notably different from modern boxing, “classic pugilism” may include: the milling guard – a … Continue reading

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Another Video of Pugilistic Sparring in the 19th Century Style

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 8th December 2018 Here’s another take on “classic pugilism” sparring, this time by participants at the 2018 HEMAC event in Dijon, France.  In contrast to the recently-posted video of a generic mid-late 19th … Continue reading

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