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Re: Barton-Wright the 'strongman'

--- In Bartitsu_Forum@yahoogroups.com, will thomas
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> Oooooh, I like that, Tony. If you could find that Houdini book
again, and tell me the reference, I'd like to track that down.
Harry's a favorite of mine.

Hi Will,

mine too, but the jiujitsu reference is just made in passing. He
says something like, "this is comparable to jiujitsu, or Japanese
wrestling" and then leaves the subject :(

Tony




Fri May 14, 2004 12:38 am

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Guys I'll soon be scanning in the material i found on Barton-Wright concerning being a 'strong man'. I know it's not combative as such but i'm sure people...
James
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May 12, 2004
5:50 am

It's very interesting, historically. I'm not sure how practical it is, but it's great to see BW in action. -Will James <jimmy_fatwing@...> wrote: ...
will thomas
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May 12, 2004
8:08 pm

It all works with a bit of practice. This was B-W's take on a popular late 1800s vaudeville/music hall act, which modern magicians refer to as a "resistance...
lone_wolf_92001
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May 13, 2004
1:35 am

Oooooh, I like that, Tony. If you could find that Houdini book again, and tell me the reference, I'd like to track that down. Harry's a favorite of mine. -Will...
will thomas
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May 14, 2004
12:22 am

... again, and tell me the reference, I'd like to track that down. Harry's a favorite of mine. Hi Will, mine too, but the jiujitsu reference is just made in...
lone_wolf_92001
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May 14, 2004
12:38 am

... A good illustration of this is when the sumo wrestler, Sorakichi Matsuda (http://ejmas.com/jalt/jaltart_Svinth1_1100.htm), was one of the strong men pitted...
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