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... Tony, correct, it is from Jewell's series "Gymnasiums of London". I've uploaded the article in pdf-format to the Files section. Additionally, I've uploaded...
... Hi Robert, thanks very much - these old articles are a precious resource. It's very interesting that according to Jewell, both Uyenishi and Tani were...
I think this is the gent quoted in the first pages of 'The Game of Ju- jitsu' by Miyake and Tani, but the style of quote makes it look to me like a quotation...
... OK; so Handa's school in Osaka was Daitoryu (an offshoot of Sekiguchi ryu) and Handa himself was Tanabe Mataemon's sempai. Mataemon was the soke of Fusen...
Keep it up. Thanks for the work, Lance. -Will Lance <lgatling@...> wrote: Cancel the dates, was typing without editing. Never a good idea. I'm pretend no...
Well since you all asked so nicely! ;) I was curious, and not having done more than a cursory search, whether or not there is a manual for Vigny's method? I...
I guess I should also say that I'm primarily interested as a contrast or reinforcement of what BW was doing, how did it differ, similarities, underlying...
... Hi Jeremy, to answer your previous question, there is no Vigny manual per se; Barton-Wright's two part article series for Pearson's Magazine presumably...
Thanks Tony, I've just recieved my copy of the Compendium, but have yet to work my way completely through it so I apologize if I've asked something terribly...
There small mention of Barton-Wright in his book "Self Defence by Judo" (c1959), in the 'Self Defence in England' paragraph. Nothing earth shattering but I'll...
... Hi Jeremy, no need for apologies, I like answering questions (or at least attempting to). I haven't looked as closely at the Lang system as have other list...
I wonder if Yukio ever showed Vigny a bokken or sword technique, if any of the Japanese stick/sword techniques affected his European art...probably not! -Will ...
I wonder if anyone has come across mention of Vigny ever speaking with Hutton and Castle. Now that would be exciting. -Will ... Pinpoint customers who are...
... with Hutton and Castle. Now that would be exciting. ... Hi Will, Alfred Hutton offered a brief but glowing review of the Vigny cane system in his book,...
... any of the Japanese stick/sword techniques affected his European art...probably not! It's an interesting question. Some of the SDwaWS sequences are ...
All, I was perusing Donald Walkers "Defensive Exercises" and in the Chapter titled "Methods of Defence Against Brute Force" I came across what appears to be a...
... Chris, Walker's "Methods of Defence" are kind of historically anomalous, especially Figure 55. I can't recall a cognate technique in any previous European...
Trading speculative emails with Tony led me to find a new twist - I'll post it to see if anyone has seen such info. There is an entry in the 'Great Judo...
If Doyle hung around the Idler Magazine fencing crowd (Hope-Prisoner of Zenda, Barrie-Peter Pan, Hornung-Raffles) as Richard Cohen claims in "By The Sword",...
