This is week 2 of Fight Like Sherlock Holmes, our introductory series on Bartitsu, running 2pm-4pm. Ongoing Bartitsu class runs 3pm-5pm every Saturday and 8pm-10pm every Wednesday. This week in Bartitsu: 2pm Essentials: Bare-knuckle boxing strikes and counters 3pm Lesson: Milling and targeting the arms 4pm Integration: Walking stick in bayonet form Prepare by clicking […]

Fight Like Sherlock Holmes, our introductory series on Bartitsu, runs 2pm-4pm starting this week. Ongoing Bartitsu class runs 3pm-5pm every Saturday and 8pm-10pm every Wednesday. This week in Bartitsu: 2pm Essentials: Jujitsu joint locks and takedowns 3pm Lesson: Head locks and neck cranks 4pm Integration: Boxing chancery or clinch Get started with Victorian martial arts […]

This week in Bartitsu: Pugilism review: effective lead strikes Savate lesson: round kick or coup de pied horizontale Integration: Avoidance. Unarmed sparring. See you at 3pm for ongoing Bartitsu training. If you’re interested in getting started with Victorian martial arts and modern gentleman’s self-defence, your first step is an to sign up for our Fight […]

This week in Bartitsu: Walking stick review: preemptive strikes Pugilism lesson: effective lead strikes Integration: unarmed vs. weapon See you at 3pm for ongoing Bartitsu training. If you’re interested in getting 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 […]

This week in Bartitsu: Jujitsu review: arm bars and hammer locks Walking stick lesson: preemptive strikes Integration: cane takedowns from preemptive strikes See you at 3pm for ongoing Bartitsu training. If you’re interested in getting started with Victorian martial arts and modern gentleman’s self-defence, your first step is an to sign up for our Fight […]

1pm Introduction to Bartitsu Workshop We are at our maximum attendance, plus a waiting list. If you would like to learn the fundamentals of Bartitsu, but you didn’t get into this workshop, you have two options: Arrange a 2-hour private lesson with Instructor David McCormick at your convenience…or Join Fight Like Sherlock Holmes starting on […]

This week in Bartitsu: Savate review: knee strikes Pugilism lesson: Lead hand block Integration: Defending the haymaker See you at 3pm for ongoing Bartitsu training. If you’re interested in getting started with Victorian martial arts and modern gentleman’s self-defence, your first step is an Introduction to Bartitsu: Fight Like Sherlock Holmes which happens once a […]

This week in Bartitsu: Walking stick review: using the crook for takedowns Savate lesson: knee strikes Integration: Crook to knee strike See you at 3pm for ongoing Bartitsu training. If you’re interested in getting started with Victorian martial arts and modern gentleman’s self-defence, your first step is an Introduction to Bartitsu: Fight Like Sherlock Holmes […]

The next 4-hour workshop in the fundamentals of Victorian self-defence will be on 9 September. This will be our final Introduction to Bartitsu workshop. To better integrate students and improve the learning process, the introductory work will be spread over a month of Saturdays starting in October. Each week, two hours to Fight Like Sherlock […]

This week in Bartitsu: Jujitsu review: single-leg takedown Walking stick lesson: using the crook for takedowns Integration: Canonical plays with the crook See you at 3pm for ongoing Bartitsu training. If you’re interested in getting started with Victorian martial arts and modern gentleman’s self-defence, your first step is an Introduction to Bartitsu: Fight Like Sherlock […]