Halloween has come and gone, so bring your bowl of candy and let’s catch up with the Bartitsu class held weekly at Academie Duello. How It Works Here’s a quick reminder for those who didn’t read last month’s report. Bartitsu is a combination of four disciplines: English pugilism (Boxing), French kickboxing (Savate), Japanese wrestling (Jujitsu) […]
The first month of the Bartitsu Club of Vancouver has been an unmitigated success. I would not have expected such a turnout of students in a debut course. This is thanks in no small part to Academie Duello, the school of Western Martial Arts of which we are a part. Most of our Bartitsuka are […]
The Georgia Straight, a Vancouver weekly newspaper has released their annual Best of Vancouver issue. To my great surprise, we had a featured photo in the paper and online. Best Victorian art of self-defence What could be better suited to life in Vancouver than warding off attackers with an umbrella? Get your Sherlock Holmes on […]
Tired of ruffians and rapscallions harassing you in the streets? Only have an umbrella or cane at your immediate disposal? Have no fear, Academie Duello is here to teach you the art of Bartitsu! The Bartitsu program is the “New Art of Self Defence” created by Edward William Barton-Wright in 1899. Barton-Wright was the founder […]
Back by popular demand, I will be teaching another one-day workshop in Bartitsu. This time, it will be a more condensed 4 hours (2pm-6pm), and more physical. Workshop January 23 Learn the fighting style of Sherlock Holmes in this unique one-day workshop at Academie Duello. England in the 19th century was replete with instructors in […]
I just read that Bridgeman Savate teaches not only the traditional stick and cane as part of their curriculum, but they also teach chair. So I got curious, and did a little YouTubing. Here’s a vintage karate demonstration: And here’s a jujitsu one: Not to be outdone, the ninjas of To Shin Do show chair […]
Last Friday, I had the honour of meeting sword master F. Braun McAsh. His claim to fame is the Highlander TV series. And that is how he is introduced by everyone. Highlander TV SwordMaster His pledge to the producers was that he would provide an original move or way of using a weapon in every […]