Archive for August, 2010
Early Days at the Bartitsu Club
Here are some clippings from that early period when E. W. Barton-Wright first opened the Bartitsu Club, those days prior to the import of his jujutsu experts. There are a couple of reasons I like these. First, the issues of class (perhaps bigotry as well?) in Victorian society are readily acknowledged, but rarely felt by [...]
The Cultural Divide
You might be a survivalist if the Number One tip in your list of additional uses for salt is to 1. Soak stained bandanas in salt water before washing to help eliminate the stains. I had to chuckle picturing someone
Fifth Manly Arts Day in Maryland
This is without a doubt the best martial arts value you will see this year!
Not the Will to Win
Sometimes I get Rory Miller, sometimes I don’t. He knocked it out of the park the other day with a succinct post on why it’s not the will to win that’s important, but the will to prepare to win.
Cholitas Luchadoras
The August 2010 issue of National Geographic has a gorgeous article on the recent popularity of the Cholitas Luchadoras, the female wrestlers in Bolivia who perform in traditional garb. Luckily the complete article is online, along with the picture gallery, which doesn’t quite do justice to the print version, but is definitely worth a look. [...]
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