This Week in Bartitsu:

Ongoing Bartitsu class runs 8pm-10pm every Monday and Wednesday and 3pm-5pm every Saturday. While head instructor David McCormick is away in Italy, assistant instructor Shawn Bullock will lead all classes.

Monday and Wednesday:

  • 8pm Essentials: La canne, walking stick self-defense
  • 9pm Lesson/Integration: Jujitsu with bayonet form
  • 9pm Red Sash Lesson: Le Boucher technique

Saturday, 29 August:

  • 2pm Fight Like Sherlock Holmes (Green Sash): La canne, walking stick self-defense
  • 3pm Walking Stick Lesson:
    • Fight Like Sherlock Holmes (Green Sash) and Blue Sash: Bayonet form
    • Red Sash: Le Boucher technique
  • 4pm Jujitsu Integration:
    • Blue Sash: Lever throw and other takedowns in bayonet form
    • Red Sash: Disarms from Le Boucher parries

Get started with Victorian martial arts and modern gentleman’s self-defence: Your first step is an to sign up for our Fight Like Sherlock Holmes course which begins the first week of each month. Contact Academie Duello at 604-568-9907 to sign up.

For more on our classes, visit the Lessons page. For reading outside of class, check out the Fight Like a Gentleman Blog.