Category Archives: Vigny stick fighting

“A man without a stick rushes at you with his fist”: an Interpretation of Captain Laing’s Second Bartitsu Set-Play

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 18th October 2016 Captain F.C. Laing of the 12th Bengal Infantry (Kelat-I-Ghilzai Regiment) spent several months doing intensive training at the London Bartitsu Club.  He then produced a uniquely useful article, The “Bartitsu” Method of … Continue reading

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An Interpretation of Captain Laing’s “4th Practice” of Bartitsu Stick Fighting

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 26th August 2017 Of all of the exercises described in Captain F.C. Laing’s 1902 essay The Bartitsu Method of Self-Defence, the “4th Practice” is the most difficult to follow. It is presented as a training drill … Continue reading

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Captain Laing’s “Third Practice” of Bartitsu Stick Fighting

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 10th August 2017 Here follows an interpretation of Captain Laing’s “3rd Practice” as described in his 1902 article on The Bartitsu Method of Self-Defence. 3RD PRACTICE. From “rear guard.”–Guard face sideways, then head … Continue reading

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An Illustrated Catalogue of Captain Laing’s Bartitsu Stickfighting

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 15th August 2017 For convenience, here follows a compilation of all of the drills and self-defence set-plays recorded in Captain F.C. Laing’s 1902 article, “The Bartitsu Method of Self Defence”.  As Laing … Continue reading

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Trailer for the Vigny Stickfighting Video from Agilitas.TV

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 17th August 2017 An advance look at some action from the upcoming Vigny stickfighting instructional video, produced by Agilitas.TV and featuring German Bartitsu instructor Alexander Kiermayer.

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Alex Kiermayer Seminar in Nürnberg

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 23rd October 2017 A photo from instructor Alex Kiermayer’s recent Bartitsu seminar for the Zanchin Kampfkunst martial arts club in Nürnberg, Germany.

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“The Champion Lady Fencer”: Marguerite and Pierre Vigny Demonstrate Walking Stick Defence (1908)

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Sunday, 12th November 2017 This newly-discovered image of Marguerite and Pierre Vigny shows the former demonstrating a double-handed thrust to the throat. Note that Pierre Vigny, left, is holding what appears to be … Continue reading

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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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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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Combining Vigny Cane and Jiujitsu in Canonical Bartitsu

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 8th March 2016 If I have been fortunate enough to interest the readers of this Journal in one of the many forms of “Bartitsu,” I shall hope to describe later in another article a further … Continue reading

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