Bartitsu
Bartitsu is a martial art and self-defense system that was developed in England between 1898 and 1902 . A special feature of the system is the use of walking sticks as a weapon. Bartitsu became known, among others, through Sir Arthur Conan Doyle , the author of the Sherlock Holmes novels in which the protagonist also masters Bartitsu.
history
According to Doyle's description, it is a mixture of Jiu Jitsu , Swiss swinging , elements of boxing , savate (French boxing) and stick fencing . This method of fighting was developed by the British surveyor and engineer Edward William Barton-Wright (1860–1951), who was born in India and from whom the name, a suitcase word consisting of his name and the Japanese “Jiu Jitsu”, comes. Back from India and Japan, where he had studied several self-defense arts himself, he founded the Bartitsu Club in 1898, also known as the Bartitsu Academy of Arms and Physical Culture at 67b Shaftesbury Avenue in Soho . Soon the Swiss martial arts master Pierre Vigny became head coach there.
See also
literature
- Tony Wolf: The Bartitsu Compendium, Volume 1: History and the Canonical Syllabus , United States, September 9, 2005,
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Website of the Bartitsu Society ( Memento of December 7, 2009 in the Internet Archive )