Category Archives: Vigny stick fighting

Comments from the Winners of the Bartitsu Sparring Video Contest

Posted on December 16, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 8th February 2017 From Peter Smallridge of the Waterloo Sparring Group: “I was immediately excited by the prospect of the contest. I’ve been training (and sometimes teaching) at the Basingstoke Bartitsu Irregulars … Continue reading →

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“Assault-at-Arms at the Bartitsu School” (1901)

Posted on December 16, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 7th February 2017 An advertisement in the Sporting Times, promoting one of the assault-at-arms exhibitions staged at the Bartitsu Club in Shaftesbury Avenue.

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“Attacked by Hooligans”: a Self-Defence Skit with Pierre Vigny and Miss Sanderson

Posted on December 16, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Sunday, 5th February 2017 The Friday, 16 October 1903 edition of The Sporting Life included this short description of a self-defence skit performed by Pierre Vigny and “Miss Sanderson”, who was, in her private … Continue reading →

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“The Bartitsu School of Arms and Physical Culture” (Monday, 25 November 1901)

Posted on December 16, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 3rd February 2017 The following article, originally published in The Sporting Life, offers fresh details on the multi-style assault-at-arms staged at the London Bartitsu Club during late November of 1901. Several references may … Continue reading →

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“… a performer of rare merit”: Pierre Vigny’s Demonstration at the Salle Bertrand

Posted on December 16, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 1st February 2017 From the Pall Mall Gazette of Thursday, 04 May 1899: It is not often that the London people have such an exhibition of fencing and kindred feats of arms … Continue reading →

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Pierre Vigny’s London Self-Defence Exhibitions (June-July 1899)

Posted on December 16, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 31st January 2017 Here follow two further reviews of the series of self-defence exhibitions organised by Bartitsu founder E.W. Barton-Wright during mid-1899, to benefit Pierre Vigny, who had then recently arrived in London. Vigny … Continue reading →

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Bartitsu Stick Sparring from Chile, Mexico, Germany and the USA

Posted on December 14, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 14th December 2016

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“Have at you, Sir!”

Posted on December 14, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 13th December 2016 Instructor Jesse Barnick (right) of the Bartitsu Club of New York City demonstrates a Vigny canne attack.

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“A Striking Exhibition” (Grantham Journal, Nov. 1, 1902)

Posted on December 14, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Sunday, 29th September 2013 On Tuesday night, in London, Professor Vigny gave a striking exhibition the possibilities of self-defence afforded by simple walking-stick. Holding his malacca cane by one hand at each end, … Continue reading →

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“A New School of Self-Defence” (1902)

Posted on December 14, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 26th May 2018 From The Referee of 21 September 1902: I have been asked to notice the New School of Self Defence and Salle D’Escrime, opened at 18, Berners-street, Oxford-street, and the … Continue reading →

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