is it Baritsu or Bartitsu

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

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...

Bartitsu & WW2 Self Defence – Oxfordshire

Bartitsu & WW2 Self Defence – Oxfordshire

23rd January 2022 Name: Bartitsu & WW2 Self Defence  Type: Bartitsu & Combatives event Hosted by: Bartitsu Lab, Athena School of KarateDescription Three opportunities to learn from the uniquely brilliant and entertaining Tommy Joe Moore. 11.30am Bartitsu (PG...

Pugilism

Pugilism is a name for boxing which typically refers to the un-gloved bare knuckle art from Britain. Known as other names including classical pugilism, fisticuffs and the noble science of defence, it has a long a varied history going back hundred of years. The early...

Bartitsucon 3

4 DEC AT 10:30 – 5 DEC AT 16:00 Name: Bartitsucon III Type: Bartitsu Event Hosted by: The Bartitsu Lab   Description Bartitsucon is back! 2 days of historic martial madness. Full line up of instructors covering things such as: Pugilism / bare knuckle boxing...

Wing Chun

Wing Chun, also known as Ving Tsun or Wing Chun Kuen is a Southern Chinese Kung Fu style. This self defence system is a concept-based art which requires quick arm movements and strong legs to defeat it’s opponents. Practitioners typically hold a high, narrow stance...

Defendu – MMA to WW2

Defendu is a combatives system developed by William Fairbairn and Eric Sykes during the 20th century, also referred to as the Close Quarters Combat System. Combing boxing, wrestling, Savate, Jujutsu, Judo and street fighting, Fairbairn developed his system initially...