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Hi all, 1/2 way through the Bartitsu Italia tour. My hosts here are very enthuisiastic about reviving Barton-Wright's martial art, both canonical and neo, in...
Tony, Sounds great. Nice to hear there's enthusiasm abroad. When the wife and I finally make it to Italy, it would be great to have an active Bartitsu...
If I can help any on the London thing Tony, then let me know. Glad to hear it is going so well out there. See if you can snag a copy of the glossy magazine for...
This sounds familiar, but I'm not near a computer, so I can't tell if this has been posted before, but www.steampunkmagazine.com has a bartitsu article in the...
Jason, I am the author of the article in question and would like to thank you posting about it here. SteamPunk Magazine #6 can be downloaded for free (as a...
... Hi James, I have a copy of the article - will see about getting it scanned and online when I get back to the US next week. It's in Italian, of course. I'm...
Hi Marc, congratulations, looks like a great find. Beware that cutting the handle off may reduce the length of the cane to the point where it no longer really...
HI John, I'm looking forward to reading the article through properly when I get a bit more time online. Based on a quick skim, I think it's great - really...
Hi Tim, sorry, missed this earlier. AFAIK James Marwood is the only active Bartitsu instructor in the London area - he does private classes and seminars but...
Hi Tony, I did my due diligence. Had the guy measure to the beginning of the bend. 33 inches of straight cane which is perfect for me as I am far from being a...
Hi Has anyone else had problems when ordering the bartitsu compendium from lulu.com. I ordered volume one some years ago and it arrived all bent up and last...
Hi Tony, I'm working on a show in that period being staged at Hoxton Hall (http://www.hoxtonhall.co.uk/) I'll see if we can set up to film there. "The heart of...
... Hi Tim, it sounds as if you've had a run of bad luck. Have you contacted Lulu to have the books replaced? I've ordered a number of books from Lulu.com...
Hi Tim, Hoxton Hall rings a faint bell - I think I might have looked at the venue when we were considering options for the Volume 1 book launch in 2005. ...
Hi all, I've finally had time to thoroughly read John's Bartitsu article in the new edition of Steampunk Magazine. It's an excellent summary of Bartitsu lore,...
... Hi Tony, Thank you for the reply I contacted them but have not had a reply yet its just the case that they sent the wrong book this time it was volume 1...
Hi Tim, yes, it took a long time and was hard work, but it was very much a team effort. As the editor, I mostly co-ordinated the efforts of various volunteers...
Is there any evidence/information about grades used at the Bartitsu Club ? A number of HEMA/WMA groups have gone for the model used by the old London Maisters...
Hi James, I'm not aware of B-W having instituted any form of grading system at the Bartitsu Club, ditto for any other forms of antagonistics during the early...
Thanks for this Tony. I'm guessing the Budokwai Judo era brought with it the Kyu/Dan grade system. Do we know if any of the British jujitsu schools prior to...
... Well I ordered volume 1 and got volume 2 through the door today. If I end up with two volume 2s and you end up with two volume 1s we could always swap. It...