http://www.ju-jitsu-vd.ch/cherpillod.html A nice collection of images and some history (in French) from Bartitsu Club instructor Armand Cherpillod's "Manuel de...
... My feeling is that B-W might have defaulted to judo and jiujitsu at close quarters, but since so many of the Classical Pugilism throws and grips have...
... Very much like those, except that the canonical sequences show a two-handed grip to the head (one hand behind the head and the other torquing under the...
... I suspect it's similar to what Parkyns was trying to describe in Inn-Play. Peace favor your sword, Kirk FREE historic Western Martial Arts manuals: ...
With thanks to Professor Billy Miller's proposed full contact Wing Chun rules, which provided the entire template and which are quoted verbatim in many places....
http://www.shabazz.com.au/index.php?p=2_1 A book by Mr. Cooper Ali-Shabazz on marrying the warrior ethic with that of the gentleman; perhaps a model for the...
... Indeed. I'd like to include something along these lines for Volume 2 of the Bartitsu Compendium; the ideal of Edwardian gentlemanly conduct as a sort of...
Hi all, just a heads-up that I will be teaching some martial arts and stage combat workshops in Australia during early-mid October and am planning to offer a...
I looked at some old pictures in my grandfather's album and noticed some pictures and notes that indicated the Dutch had adopted a similar approach to training...
... Hi Allen, sorry, I was just using Bushido as shorthand for "code of ethics". Chivalry is another good example, also the drengsapr ideals of the Norsemen,...
... Hi Lance, not Bartitsu per se, mostly because it didn't last long enough, but a number of the second-generation jiujitsu instructors in the UK (William...
Tony, Heard a rumor today that you might be coming to Oklahoma for a seminar. Is it true? -Will ... Park yourself in front of a world of choices in alternative...
Hi Will, yes, I'm going to be there for the first several weeks of January next year, collaborating with a colleague who wants to write a book about my...
Tony, Would it be an imposition to share the details with other interested folks such as myself? You would be within an 8 hour drive for me, a realistic...
... folks ... booking a ... I would ... Hi Chris, I'll get in touch with the fellow who's putting the seminars together. I'll be doing two of them over the...
I attended for awhile, and it's about a two hour's drive away. My wife and I have been anxious to visit again. Tell us more about the seminar! -Will Tony Wolf...
... wife and I have been anxious to visit again. Tell us more about the seminar! ... Briefly, the book is going to be about my approach to teaching physical...
All, Back in June, I had started off some discussion around Cunningham's "The Cane as a Weapon", and wanted to revisit the work with any interested parties. My...
Gents, I heard back from Lloyd Caldwell and so far he's planned a lecture/demonstration at the Oklahoma State University campus, a public lecture/dem. at...
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