I'll be taking a week off in New York City, to meet with my publisher and see the sights with my family. I can't say how often I shall be on the Net, but...
I'm back from New York, and what a trip it was. On my desk when I returned was a copy of "Jiu-Jitsu" by Captain Skinner, published in 1904. As far as I've been...
An earlier one what? Are you referring generally to texts written in english about jujutsu? Jason I'm back from New York, and what a trip it was. On my desk...
IIRC, Hancock/Higashi had Physical Training for Women in 1903 and then a few in 1904, like JJ Combat Tricks. There were a handful of 1904 books by other...
Gentlemen, I am gathering information on H. Irving Hancock for an article. Can anyone direct me to sources other than his actual Jiu-jitsu or fiction books? ...
can't think right now - was he English or American?? did he serve in the military - records maybe at http://www.pro.gov.uk/ James UK ... article. Can anyone...
Hancock lived in New York, and was a reporter and writer. He wrote several books on Jiu-jitsu and physical culture, as well as series books in the Horatio...
gents, the theory of mixing different martial systems during the turn of the century is not rare at all ----in my opinion , in order to rediscover baritsu ,...
1] jabbing a man in his face? 2] low savate kick to the shins? 3] as he doubles up , putting a front choke on him? 4] falling back with a version of...
gents, i have been researching the old -english texts, -----i think we need to concentrate on 1] tricks of self defence by w.h. collingridge 2] jiu jitsu and...
Hi Ralph, I owe you, and the list, an apology - I was hoping to have the article scanned and online quickly, but scanner problems and now travel have ...
Yes i agree with Ralph the information is there, for those who want to include more JJ ,Renaud's book covers a larger grouping of Jiu Jitsu skills .IMO the...
i agree with craig , under a good instructor, defendre dans la rue is an excellent system . it provides you withe the basic boxing blows, the easiest low...
gents, i would guess yes ---for example , craig might do a version that is 80 percent savate , 15 percent stick, 5 percent jiu jitsu [ just an example ] ---i...
Hi Ralph, part of our original brief was the idea of Bartitsu as a multi-levelled art - level one would be Bartitsu itself as a historical reconstruction of ...
... research while ... Tony, check message #162 on this list, because if you get a chance to pull Pearson's magazine, I'd like to know if there was a third ...
Guys, There was a print on ebay some time ago that had a variety of Bartitsu photos - jujutsu, canne etc Does anyone remember? Anyone know where it was from? ...
... I think that was discussed on the Western Arts list - it was a newspaper or magazine page with a series of sketches based on a Bartitsu tournament/demo. ...
Not very good resolution, but I just added it to the files, assuming I'm thinking of the same one. I labeled it "In'tl Contests in the Art of Self Defence." ...
gents, came across old judo book [ magazine] from japan --it was of course japanese-it indicated that cagney was going for his 2nd dan ranking in judo/kano jiu...
Cagney had a black belt in Kodokan Judo - which at the time had very strong jiu jitsu (mostly kito-ryu) overtones. Jim Webb Secretary and Member, National...
... very strong jiu jitsu (mostly kito-ryu) overtones. ... seems to be very related to the tenshin school of jiu jitsu , kano- ha judo /jiu jitsu had a very...
gents, being a collector, instructor, student of both jiu jitsu , arnis and a student of western systems, i wanted to make this point clear. if one is teaching...
Ralph, Good comments. I think you are very correct in your observation that the self-defense aspects of judo have been lost in modern times  to an extent. I...
Ralph , Have ordered Cagney's film on DVD , at $9.00 it's worth having it just for the fight scenes . Hello Jim , I get to travel to Japan each year , are...
Craig, You have to join the Kodokan - which is around US$50. A day pass is around US$8. Other than that, anyone can train there. You will want to ask for ...
Thanks for the information Jim ,most appreciated. Craig G ... _________________________________________________________________ E-mail just got a whole lot...
