Extending Bartitsu

Bartitsu is much as a philosophy as it is an art, during the times the club was opened, it embraced teachers from many arts.

Honouring this approach, a part of the website is dedicated to the expansion of Bartitsu, whether that be exploring concepts from the core systems or embracing elements from other arts.

In our journey of expansion, we will aim not just to go through the technical concepts but also aim to create a link to the cannon of Bartitsu where possible.

It is largely agreed that Bartitsu can be broken down into two forms, classical Bartitsu, using the direct historical documents associated with it, and Neo-Bartitsu, which explores other elements, styles and concepts to expand the Bartitsu repetiteur.

Yoga in Bartitsu – The Victorian Martial Art

Yoga in Bartitsu – The Victorian Martial Art

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. Each allows the practitioner to generate a...

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How To Hit Someone With A Stick

How To Hit Someone With A Stick

One of the most popular aspects of Bartitsu is Cane fighting techniques. Cane self-defence techniques are not just popular to the Bartitsu practitioner but the martial art community in general. In this post, we've included a video from the popular HEMA youtube...

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