The Bartitsu Club – The Home of Bartitsu
Welcome to the home of Bartitsu. The Bartitsu club webpage seeks to preserve, extend and promote the art of Bartitsu. Here you will find pages about learning Bartitsu, it’s history and a selection of resources around the art. We also promote the community with our directory of Bartitsu clubs and related events.
The Core Tactics of Bartitsu, What Are They?
The art of Bartitsu is one which the practitioner utilises both their mental and physical capabilities.
The system, in Barton-Wright’s own words, has been carefully and scientifically planned. It with this in mind that the practitioner must employ surprise, distraction, adaptability and intellect.
Yoga in Bartitsu
To the unacquainted, some may think Yoga and martial arts are philosophies of opposites, chalk and cheese to say. But if we dive deeper, both Yoga and martial arts contain some core concepts which are common throughout.
Where To Learn Bartitsu
Are you looking for Bartitsu clubs near you? Wanting access to great Bartitsu materials? Want to meet like-minded people at a Bartitsu Event? Well look no further, we have pages dedicated to the pursuit of learning Bartitsu.
About Bartitsu
Find out more about Baritsu, the eclectic victorian martial art, its founder, Edward Barton-Wright and the mission behind the Bartitsu club.
Latest Article - Savate In Bartitsu
Find out more about the devastating art of Savate and how it fits into the canonical form of Bartitsu
Principles of Bartitsu
1. To disturb the equilibrium of your assailant.
2. To surprise him before he has time to regain his balance and use his strength.
3. If necessary to subject the joints of any parts of his body to strains that they are anatomically and mechanically unable to resist.
List of Bartitsu Books
We have compiled a list of books for your Bartitsu library, this article will become a living document as we add more to our records.
The Latest Articles
is it Baritsu or Bartitsu
Is it Baritsu or Bartitsu? A question a newcommer often has when researching the martial art of Sherlock Holmes. Baritsu, a term described as a Japanese style of wrestling, detailed in the Sherlock Holmes story The Adventure of the Empty House was the martial art he...
The Bartitsu Compendium 3 Now Available
Tony Wolf from the Bartitsu Society has announced the release of the Bartitsu Compendium volume 3 Titled What Bartitsu Was and What It Can Be, the new book can be purchased here from Amazon. With over six hundred pages in length and profusely illustrated with rare...
A list of Bartitsu books for your library
Bartitsu is still a scarcely practised Martial Art since it's recent revival in the early 2000's. Learning more Bartitsu can be a difficult task though there is hope for those who do not have a local club near them. (You should visit our club register). We have...