Bartitsu
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 [...]
Fifth Manly Arts Day in Maryland
This is without a doubt the best martial arts value you will see this year!
Manly Arts Day in Maryland
Last week I attended a couple hours of this day long event in Towson, MD at the historic Hampton House, a National Park Service site. There’s nothing like the thrill of sunny day filled with martial arts at a historic mansion…
Bartitsu FAQ
This is the Frequently Asked Questions post Tony Wolf publishes every now and again for the benefit of new members to the Bartitsu Forum. I thought this would be a good introduction and a good time to spread the word because work is now underway on Volume II of the Bartitsu Compendium. *************** Q – [...]
Bartitsu: An Eclectic Edwardian Martial Art
I was involved with this project, but it was the indefatigable Tony Wolf that took the editorial reins and turned a bunch of list talk into the amazing piece of publishing that became The Bartitsu Compendium. Instead of rehashing it all here, let me quote from the sale site: The Bartitsu Compendium is a complete [...]
H.G. Lang’s “Walking Stick Method of Self Defence”
While we’re tooling up, I wanted to point out some great reprints and original publications by some of our friends. Kirk Lawson did a great job on his Walking Stick Method of Self Defence reprint, down to matching both the layout and font as closely as possible. Lang’s method is based upon Pierre Vigny’s la [...]
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