I’ve heard every excuse why people want to do contact slaps: It maintains the reality of the scene (as if anything staged is “real”), or I want to feel the slap to react with true emotion. It’s the only way a slap looks genuine It’s not really dangerous, so why not? We don’t have time […]
Image source: http://www.nmm.ac.uk/collections/images/2000/A1553.jpg Naval Cutlass Exercise – H C Angelo – 1813 This diagram of the use of the cutlass actually cuts across both topics that I instruct (and blog about here): stage combat and bartitsu. This main geometric shape shows the positions of our parries and cuts, while the top band illlustrates proper posture […]
This is the new look of PlayFighting. You’ll notice changes of appearance, but nothing has changed in my focus or delivery of stage combat classes and choreography. So take a look around, and let me know what you think.
The demo team at Academie Duello has helped me perform a fight sequence in order to show off Bartitsu at live demonstrations. We filmed the rehearsals, which turned out so well, I edited them together with a voiceover describing the techniques. So check out our Bartitsu promo video, based on Barton-Wright’s advice for using walking […]
In the month of March, we finished up the cycle. As you know, each week we look at two of the four Bartitsu disciplines (Pugilism, savate, jujitsu and cane), with one of the styles a repeat or review of the previous week. So, we start spring with a fresh cycle, returning to the first lesson […]
This weekend, don’t miss my Victorian workshops at Academie Duello. On Saturday, the Introduction to Bartitsu Workshop: a primer in the fighting style of Sherlock Holmes. You’ll learn scientific boxing, french savate, jujitsu, and walking stick self-defence in this eclectic system. If you’re interested in our weekly Bartitsu class, this workshop is required before joining. […]
In a similar vein to my weekly Bartitsu class, Alex Zalud teaches two principle disciplines in this video: scientific boxing and savate. Instead of hot-linking the video, I’m sending you over to bartitsu.org where I found it. Stay on the site to read the many articles and investigate the resources available there. Bartitsu: Fight Like […]