Thanks, Brandon. I've been copying several books lately, and I have some dynamite photos. Women in full Victorian dresses throwning guys over their shoulder, ...
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Tony Wolf
lone_wolf_92001
Dec 2, 2002 5:19 am
... Really?! What are the titles? Tony _________________________________________________________________ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with...
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will thomas
baritsumaster
Dec 2, 2002 11:14 pm
"Stick Fighting: Techniques of Self-Defense" by Hatsumi and Chambers "Jo: the Japanese Short Staff" by Zier and Lang "Stick-Fighting: A practical Guide for...
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lone_wolf_92001
Dec 16, 2002 10:07 am
Hi folks, just wondered what people would like/expect to see on a dedicated Bartitsu website - links to the Barton-Wright and related articles, info. on the...
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lone_wolf_92001
Dec 16, 2002 10:12 am
For those interested in reviving or re-interpreting Bartitsu, where do you set the parameters? Strictly according to the "canon" of techniques presented in...
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william thomas
willatbalibrary
Dec 16, 2002 4:16 pm
I once saw an article in a Sherlock Holmes journal that claimed that Baritsu was created by BW out of those techniques of jiu-jitsu that were favorable to the...
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Tony Wolf
lone_wolf_92001
Dec 16, 2002 8:41 pm
... Interesting - that actually rings a very faint bell, though I can't imagine where the info. would have come from, if not B-W's own writing. Tony ...
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will thomas
baritsumaster
Dec 18, 2002 12:55 am
I suppose whether anyone is willing to revive or reinterpret Bartitsu will determine whether the website will be merely historical (hoplological) or more...
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Tony Wolf
lone_wolf_92001
Dec 18, 2002 5:53 am
... What will be the nature of that revival or reinterpretation? Vigny's stick play has already been revived; a number of people are looking into pre-1900s ...
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william thomas
willatbalibrary
Dec 18, 2002 3:10 pm
Agreed, Tony, with all of it. One thought though is that we don't fully know BW's credentials, and a lot of jiu-jitsu out there wvwn then was bogus. Before...
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Tony Wolf
lone_wolf_92001
Dec 18, 2002 10:20 pm
Hi Will, ... I sent the "New Art" link to the Australian Kyushin-ryu sensei, but haven't heard back - I'll try him again. Still, to some degree, wasn't...
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will thomas
baritsumaster
Dec 19, 2002 7:39 pm
I agree about the canonicity. choosing another technique over what BW taught is just plain nuts. One weird thought: if I added up all the techniques in my old ...
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Tony Wolf
lone_wolf_92001
Dec 20, 2002 12:20 am
Hi Will, ... Really!? I guess B-W was including combinations and variations, unless he was just pulling a number out of the air ... ... It's a time thing; I'm...
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will thomas
baritsumaster
Dec 20, 2002 3:55 pm
I'll do it, but it would have to be after my second novel is finished, around March. I know it's late, but it would give us time to continue discussing the...
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lone_wolf_92001
Dec 23, 2002 1:39 am
Hi folks, I've created a new folder in the Photos section for pictures sent by my colleague Keith Ducklin, a senior "fight interpreter" at the Royal Armouries...
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Bengt Abrahamsson
Bengt90
Dec 23, 2002 3:09 pm
I have actually not seen his presentation. Nice. Bengt EHCG ... __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful....
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will thomas
baritsumaster
Dec 26, 2002 3:44 pm
Perhaps Keith would be interested in joining the group. We could certainly use his experience. -Will Bengt Abrahamsson <bengt90@...> wrote:I have...
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Tony Wolf
lone_wolf_92001
Dec 26, 2002 11:23 pm
Will, ... I invited him aboard, but I don't think he spends much time online. Tony _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 with...
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will thomas
baritsumaster
Dec 30, 2002 8:30 pm
It's time, perhaps, for some changes at the Baritsu Study Group. First of all, when I began this I didn't think anyone was studying Bartitsu, and I thought the...
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will thomas
baritsumaster
Dec 30, 2002 10:40 pm
I was giving some thought to a Bartitsu/Baritsu uniform. Looking at the pictures of Barton-Wright, he wore a judo type gi top that came only to the elbow, over...
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Tony Wolf
lone_wolf_92001
Jan 1, 2003 10:46 pm
Uniform, eh ... I reckon the Victorian Jiujitsu outfit would certainly work for the grappling component, and perhaps something based on Vigny's fencing kit for...
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Tony Wolf
lone_wolf_92001
Jan 1, 2003 10:49 pm
Hi Will, I've only ever thought of B-W's art as "Bartitsu," and I think that should be our most public face. How about including "Baritsu" in the keyword ...
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lone_wolf_92001
Jan 2, 2003 12:04 am
... how about typical Victorian/Edwardian gym kit as the basic uniform? This would be either tights or fencing-type pants, T-shirt or singlet, waist-sash and...
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will thomas
baritsumaster
Jan 3, 2003 5:07 pm
One of the jiu-jutsu texts I have from that time included a pair of judo pants that had been altered to tie just below the knee, like fencing pants. It was the...
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will thomas
baritsumaster
Jan 3, 2003 10:48 pm
So, should I change the name of this group to 'The Bartitsu Study Group' or 'The Bartitsu Society', or 'The Bartitsu School', or what-have-you? Or would you...
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will thomas
baritsumaster
Jan 4, 2003 3:43 am
Actually I like the name 'Bartitsu Forum' the best, 'a forum for studying Bartitsu,the first Asian martial art in the West, and related Victorian fighting...
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jason-couch@...
banshay
Jan 4, 2003 3:57 am
"Bartitsu, the first Asian martial art in the West..." Probably not true, although it may be a mainly semantical disagreement. Jason...
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will thomas
baritsumaster
Jan 5, 2003 2:06 am
Yoy may be right, there, Jason. the first Asian Martial Art TAUGHT in the West? I suppose it may depend on what you may consider Asian. -Will ...
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Tony Wolf
lone_wolf_92001
Jan 5, 2003 10:36 pm
... Another note is that Bartitsu was actually an eclectic art, combining Asian and European systems. Tony ...
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will thomas
baritsumaster
Jan 6, 2003 3:17 am
Agreed. If we DID rename this the Bartitsu Forum, how would you describe it? ... Another note is that Bartitsu was actually an eclectic art, combining Asian ...
