My idea of a Bartitsu manual would go something like this: Introduction History of martial arts and Bartitsu Warm up exercises Falls Stances Basic throws Hand...
Hi Will, I wish I could answer this properly but I'm touring Australia and have next-to-no time online. I would suggest that the manual should include as many...
I was watching an old movie starring Ronald Colman, called "Bulldog Drummond" recently. Drummond was a British detective character between the wars, who took ...
dear members, this is a good manual on the methods of jiu jitsu as taught by german pioneer, eric rahn [ taught by higashi in turn of the century germany] -a...
I just thought I'd throw this out, since the list has been quiet lately. What would you think of us someday compiling a list of Victorian martial artists in...
I meant current experts in Victorian martial arts, of course. I wasn't proposing we dig anyone up! :) -Will ... Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free,...
Having a little spare time on my hands, I have done the following recently: 1. Contacted Google, so the group shall appear more prominantly 2. Attempted,...
Will, et al, Thought I might take this opportunity to clarify my thesis as it is someone confusing within the different rules of ³playing the game.² If one...
Hi Will, I wish I had more time online but life keeps getting in the way! If we declare ourselves the Bartitsu Society, I will try to finish off the website...
Thank you, Jim, for commenting. It's great to have you aboard. I'm very interested in the history of Bartitsu prior to its arrival (formation?) in England. I...
Will, I checked the roles of the Kodokan (the judo school) and found Barton-Wright¹s name. At the time, the Kodokan was a regular hive of activity due to the...
Hi Jim, welcome aboard! ... I doubt it, but can you cite evidence for Doyle having been a student at B-W's school? They were both writing for Pearson's...
Maister Terry Brown is holding a seminar on English Cudgel Fighting on October 12th at Whitchurch Hospital in Cardiff South Wales. Please contact Neil on...
Thanks, Neil! Sounds like fun... Neil Powell <jubnp@...> wrote:Maister Terry Brown is holding a seminar on English Cudgel Fighting on October 12th at...
Thanks, Jim. It feels good to see his credentials affirmed. As to BSI, I'll have to put it to a vote soon. Some of the group are avid Sherlockians, others are...
Thanks, Craig. I shall probably rely heavily on you when I reach the cane section of my manual. A rather hurried look at the cane techniques by BW shows...
Just as a point of interest, Jim, how common was it in the 1890's for a gaijen to practice Judo? -Will "James R. Webb" <jimrwebb@...> wrote: Will, I...
I doubt we'll get the SOBIG virus on our site, but be careful, lads, when opening a page that looks suspicious. Avoid especially ones that say 'wicked...
I picture a black t-shirt, with a white design featuring a circular belt and buckle, containing an image of Barton Wright executing a move, with the name of...
As you might suspect, he would have been in the distinct minority. This was a time when Japan was first opening up to outsiders. For those visiting Japan to...
Tony, I have two sources for Doyle's studying at Barton-Wright's school. One is a Japanese article - the author and I talked when I was in Japan at a Holmes ...
Hi Jim, ... One is a ... Holmes ... more of a ... student - I ... sessions ... history ... Do either of these sources cite tangible evidence? I'm hoping for a...
http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Pagoda/8187/Tanjo.htm A self-defence art developed in Japan during the 1850s, adapting traditional Japanese sword and stick...
dear members,i was watching a cool holmes film . a study in terror was the meeting between the the evil jack the ripper and our beloved sherlock . in the...
members, not really as rare as we think----o'neill, smith, harrison were all near-turn of the century members---there were a couple before then --i cannot...
dear sir, how can i purchase your book on baritsu or a xerox copy of it------mr. webb, recently i have found a written syllabus on ne-waza [ ground grappling ]...
