Another combination of my favourite subjects: stage combat and Edwardian self-defense. To add “…and ladies” would have been very sexist, why would you think I’d say something so rude? Oh yeah, the title of this article. Let me just say at the outset that women tend to be more concerned with personal safety than men […]
Ending Violence the Bartitsu Way 3: Overwhelming pain. Every movement (or any leg movement) causes such extreme pain that they cannot continue
Ending Violence the Bartitsu Way 2 (click for part 1: Guarding the Mark) Last time, we discussed the hit to the mark, and why it is important to guard the mark. This week, we’re going straight to the most impressive fight-finisher, and the event most people associate with boxing: the knockout punch. Regarding the knockout […]
Ending Violence the Bartitsu Way part 1
Two videos for you today, one for each of my specialities. First, here’s a “preview” of this season’s Bard on the Beach with a great segment with Fight Director Nick Harrison. If you want to skip ahead to that good part, it’s just after the 4-minute mark. Sadly, it does not embed, so click on […]
Enjoy it, replay it often… I certainly do. For a short discussion of the Baritsu (spelling counts!) in the trailer, visit the Bartitsu Society page And if you feel inspired, our next Introduction to Bartitsu workshop is 23 July. Don’t miss out.
For those interested in further research into Bartitsu and its component disciplines, books and DVD videos can be a valuable home-study resource. Naturally, there is no substitute for training with an instructor who can correct your mistakes, and the physical contact with a training partner, but for some Vancouver is too far to study at […]
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 […]
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 […]
