SUFFRAGETTE is the first ever feature film to tell the inspirational story of the foot soldiers of the early feminist movement who risked everything in the fight for equality. I’m sure we’ll see a longer trailer before the release date at the end of October 2015. Update: the above trailer is the official trailer from […]

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

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 […]

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. […]