This was a big controversy during the late 1800s and early 1900s - "professional
boxing" or prize-fighting was attacting a lot of bad press, and a number of
promoters tried to counter that by developing "scientific boxing", or "the
gentemanly art of self-defence".

Also interesting that we see the same pattern of eclecticism in many European
countries at about the same time - B-W in England, Vigny, Dubois et al in
France, Toepoel in Holland ...

Tony

--- In Bartitsu_Forum@yahoogroups.com, "Bengt Abrahamsson" <bengt90@y...>
wrote:
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> Viking was an interesting guy.
> He taught what he called Gentleman's boxing,and was very critical of
> the professional boxing of his day.
> Bengt
> EHCG
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> --- In Bartitsu_Forum@yahoogroups.com, "James" <jimmy_fatwing@t...>
> wrote:
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> http://www.ljudochbildarkivet.se/journaldigital/REEL_HISTORY/projektet
> .htm
> >
> > i've downloaded all but the body building one. trying ti upload
> the jujutsu one now but might be to big (6MB)
> >
> > James
> > UK