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, ...
... Really?! What are the titles? Tony _________________________________________________________________ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with...
"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...
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...
For those interested in reviving or re-interpreting Bartitsu, where do you set the parameters? Strictly according to the "canon" of techniques presented in...
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...
... 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 ...
I suppose whether anyone is willing to revive or reinterpret Bartitsu will determine whether the website will be merely historical (hoplological) or more...
... 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 ...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
I have actually not seen his presentation. Nice. Bengt EHCG ... __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful....
Will, ... I invited him aboard, but I don't think he spends much time online. Tony _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 with...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
... 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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
