by Barton-Wright | Oct 30, 2025 | History
The Bartitsu Club of Arms and Physical Culture, founded by E.W. Barton-Wright in 1899, closed its doors in London’s Soho around 1902. But the closure was far from the end of the story. It served as a launchpad for the principal masters and their associates, who went...
by Barton-Wright | Dec 14, 2022 | glossarium, History
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...
by Barton-Wright | Feb 1, 2021 | History, Video
Ju Jitsu formed a major part of Barton Wright’s hybrid art of Bartitsu. As Bartitsu became less popular among the British public, it was a major catalyst in the form of introducing the country to Ju Jitsu. Oz, from English Martial Arts, presents a reading from W....
