{"id":2923,"date":"2009-07-07T17:42:44","date_gmt":"2009-07-07T22:42:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.playfighting.ca\/?p=2923"},"modified":"2009-07-07T17:42:44","modified_gmt":"2009-07-07T22:42:44","slug":"bartitsu-class-fight-like-sherlock-holmes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/playfighting.ca\/fight-like-a-gentleman\/bartitsu-blog\/bartitsu-class-fight-like-sherlock-holmes\/","title":{"rendered":"Bartitsu Class: Fight Like Sherlock Holmes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4tC5O7HV_KY?wmode=transparent\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen> <\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Workshop July 26<\/h2>\n<p>Learn the fighting style of Sherlock Holmes in this unique one-day workshop at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.academieduello.com\/bartitsu.html\">Academie Duello<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>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<p><strong>The Bartitsu system worked so well that <a class=\"zem_slink\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Arthur_Conan_Doyle\" title=\"Arthur Conan Doyle\" rel=\"wikipedia\">Sir Arthur Conan-Doyle<\/a> wrote that Sherlock Holmes used it to defeat Moriarty.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Learn:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>English boxing, French kickboxing and the English interpretation of Judo\n<\/li>\n<li>Stick fighting and self-defense with an umbrella\n<\/li>\n<li>Modern urban self-defense evolved from the principles of Bartitsu\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>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<p><br clear=\"all\"><\/p>\n<h2>Only $120 (15% discount for members)<\/h2>\n<h3>Register Now: Call 604.568.9907 or Drop by Academie Duello<\/h3>\n<h4>Upstairs 422 Richards St. &#8211; Corner of Hastings<\/h4>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 10px; height: 15px;\" class=\"zemanta-pixie\"><a class=\"zemanta-pixie-a\" href=\"http:\/\/reblog.zemanta.com\/zemified\/2a81a25c-c326-4698-9b98-40a57e49c17a\/\" title=\"Reblog this post [with Zemanta]\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: medium none ; float: right;\" class=\"zemanta-pixie-img\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.zemanta.com\/reblog_e.png?w=670\" alt=\"Reblog this post [with Zemanta]\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/a><span class=\"zem-script more-related pretty-attribution\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/static.zemanta.com\/readside\/loader.js\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Workshop July 26 Learn the fighting style of Sherlock Holmes in this unique one-day workshop at Academie Duello. 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