{"id":3789,"date":"2017-03-13T15:18:54","date_gmt":"2017-03-13T15:18:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/playfighting.ca\/fight-like-a-gentleman\/?p=3789"},"modified":"2017-03-15T02:12:01","modified_gmt":"2017-03-15T02:12:01","slug":"umbrella-self-defence-workshop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/playfighting.ca\/fight-like-a-gentleman\/project\/umbrella-self-defence-workshop\/","title":{"rendered":"Umbrella Self-Defense Workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/playfighting.ca\/fight-like-a-gentleman\/2012\/01\/19\/the-versatile-and-deadly-umbrella\/fairburn-umbrella\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3207\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/playfighting.ca\/fight-like-a-gentleman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Fairburn-umbrella.jpg?resize=500%2C480\" alt=\"Fairburn-umbrella\" width=\"500\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/playfighting.ca\/fight-like-a-gentleman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Fairburn-umbrella.jpg?w=500 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/playfighting.ca\/fight-like-a-gentleman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Fairburn-umbrella.jpg?resize=300%2C288 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Sunday, 26 March &#8211; 1:00pm to 5:00pm<\/h3>\n<p>In this 4-hour workshop, participants will learn the art of self-defence with an umbrella or cane. Based on the Bartitsu system developed in turn of the century Victorian England, students will learn practical self-defence techniques that take advantage of the properties of the common full-length umbrella. Students will learn:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How to employ the umbrella to conduct strikes, blocks, holds, and wrestles.<\/li>\n<li>Use of reach and point precision to keep assailants at bay.<\/li>\n<li>Hooking with the crook and choking with the cross.<\/li>\n<li>Use of the umbrella sword-style, as a two handed bayonet, and as a vicious club.<\/li>\n<li>How to fend off punches, grabs, and knives.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This workshop is practical, stylish, and fun and will suit participants of all ages and fitness levels.<\/p>\n<p>Read my humourous article on the subject: <a href=\"http:\/\/playfighting.ca\/fight-like-a-gentleman\/2012\/01\/19\/the-versatile-and-deadly-umbrella\/\" title=\"The Versatile and Deadly Umbrella\">The Versatile and Deadly Umbrella<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sign up by calling Academie Duello 604-568-9907, or click through <a href=\"http:\/\/www.academieduello.com\/school\/workshops\/workshops-calendar\/\">Academie Duello: Umbrella workshop<\/a><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-3789 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'>\n<dl class='gallery-item'>\n<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/playfighting.ca\/fight-like-a-gentleman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/img_9025_20984311283_o.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/playfighting.ca\/fight-like-a-gentleman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/img_9025_20984311283_o.jpg?resize=150%2C150 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/playfighting.ca\/fight-like-a-gentleman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/img_9025_20984311283_o.jpg?resize=50%2C50 50w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/playfighting.ca\/fight-like-a-gentleman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/img_9025_20984311283_o.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/playfighting.ca\/fight-like-a-gentleman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/img_9025_20984311283_o.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<dl class='gallery-item'>\n<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/playfighting.ca\/fight-like-a-gentleman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/img_9027_21614310971_o.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/playfighting.ca\/fight-like-a-gentleman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/img_9027_21614310971_o.jpg?resize=150%2C150 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/playfighting.ca\/fight-like-a-gentleman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/img_9027_21614310971_o.jpg?resize=50%2C50 50w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/playfighting.ca\/fight-like-a-gentleman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/img_9027_21614310971_o.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/playfighting.ca\/fight-like-a-gentleman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/img_9027_21614310971_o.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<dl class='gallery-item'>\n<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/playfighting.ca\/fight-like-a-gentleman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/umbrella-leg-hook_21417399540_o.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/playfighting.ca\/fight-like-a-gentleman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/umbrella-leg-hook_21417399540_o.jpg?resize=150%2C150 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/playfighting.ca\/fight-like-a-gentleman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/umbrella-leg-hook_21417399540_o.jpg?resize=50%2C50 50w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/playfighting.ca\/fight-like-a-gentleman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/umbrella-leg-hook_21417399540_o.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/playfighting.ca\/fight-like-a-gentleman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/umbrella-leg-hook_21417399540_o.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<p><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sunday, 26 March &#8211; 1:00pm to 5:00pm In this 4-hour workshop, participants will learn the art of self-defence with an umbrella or cane. 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