{"id":2988,"date":"2010-01-13T01:27:26","date_gmt":"2010-01-13T06:27:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.playfighting.ca\/?p=2988"},"modified":"2012-02-16T08:54:12","modified_gmt":"2012-02-16T08:54:12","slug":"bartitsu-fight-like-sherlock-holmes-jan-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/playfighting.ca\/combat\/stage-combat-2\/bartitsu-fight-like-sherlock-holmes-jan-23\/","title":{"rendered":"Bartitsu: Fight Like Sherlock Holmes Jan 23"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>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.<\/p>\n

Workshop January 23<\/h2>\n

Learn the fighting style of Sherlock Holmes in this unique one-day workshop at Academie Duello<\/a>.<\/p>\n

England in the 19th century was replete with instructors in martial arts from the world over. E.W. Barton-Wright had returned from Japan and opened a school to teach the English gentleman how to defend himself against ruffians using only the most effective techniques whether unarmed or carrying the accessory of the time: the walking-stick.<\/p>\n

The Bartitsu system worked so well that Sir Arthur Conan-Doyle<\/a> wrote that Sherlock Holmes used it to defeat Moriarty.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Learn:<\/h2>\n
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  • English boxing, French kickboxing and the English interpretation of Judo\n<\/li>\n
  • Stick fighting and self-defense with an umbrella\n<\/li>\n
  • Modern urban self-defense evolved from the principles of Bartitsu\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Whether your interest is in history or practical self-defense, this workshop will give you the skills and knowledge of 19th century fighting.<\/p>\n


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    Only $60 (15% discount for members)<\/h2>\n

    Register Now: Call 604.568.9907 or Drop by Academie Duello<\/h3>\n

    412 W. Hastings St.<\/h4>\n

    \nCheck out the new trailer for the upcoming documentary:
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