In a similar vein to my weekly Bartitsu class, Alex Zalud teaches two principle disciplines in this video: scientific boxing and savate. Instead of hot-linking the video, I’m sending you over to bartitsu.org where I found it. Stay on the site to read the many articles and investigate the resources available there. Bartitsu: Fight Like […]
I apologize if you’ve been waiting on the edge of your seat for this update. Since December was short, I decided to roll it into January’s update. At Academie Duello, we’ve seen our numbers grow, but some weeks remain intimate. I prefer small class sizes because I can address all concerns and track improvements in […]
Snow in Vancouver in November? I moved to the west coast to avoid snowstorms. Oh well. This month, I think we were all aware of our different sizes and capabilities. Adapting techniques for use against a much taller or shorter opponent was a part of many lessons because of the relative heights of our students. […]
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 inception of our exciting new program is close at hand. Saturday the 21st will mark the first of Academie Duello’s […]
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 […]
In our quest for accurately representing violent encounters on the stage or screen, it is sometimes important to look at statistics. In the case of suspects resisting arrest, we can study the techniques that police use, and imagine scenarios, but we probably won’t know the most frequent patterns without accurate reporting and study. The Study […]
