Self defence for discerning ladies and gentlemen

[BlueReckless]

Sticks sticks sticks sticks sticks, with some unaltered fisticuffs and jiujitsu on the side. I'm glad foppish cane-fighting is in a minor vogue, because let's face it, that's awesome, but the operative word remains CANE.

[shortwavejones]

Thats kind f cool to watch- people forget that in those days brits were expected to be able to defend themselves and others from robbery and violence where as today the police in the UK are more prone to charge the defender with carrying a weapon or wounding were he to strike an attacker with a walking stick.

Strange how attitudes have changed....

[kaindrg]

what kind of endurace training did boxers do back then?

[knotytjhing]

A Campbell Cane could be an interesting senior defense device. I was asked last year about designing a cane that could be functional, artistic and defensive. The latest design fits this description. I was involved in martial arts in the 60's..now I am way over 60. I would not want to be on the other end.

[nakedmambo]

Not sure they trained in suits at the Bartitsu club!

[katikar1]

@nakedmambo not sure why they wouldn't, Bartitsu was developed for the discerning gentlemen, and as such was designed to incorporate the use of hats, canes and suit jackets

[nakedmambo]

@katikar1 I'm thinking that like fencing and Savate - both gentlemanly pursuits - there would have been similar training garb; early sweat-clothes like old-fashioned underwear. Wasn't Bartitsu developed around Jiu-Jitsu and pre-Judo? Both train in non-everyday attire. I can't see why he would have them wrecking expensive bespoke suits rather than training clothes and at the least tattered old tweeds.

[katikar1]

@nakedmambo well 'cause it was designed with the idea of self defense from malicious people on the streets, maniacs and thieves, and naturally you would be wearing a suit around the streets (or at least you would when it was developed) so you would want to train in the same thing you would be wearing when you really need it, so you all ready know how to move in a more restrictive outfit, such as our suit

[BartitsuSociety]

@nakedmambo - historical evidence suggests that, yes, members of the original Bartitsu Club did wear typical c1900 "physical culture" exercise clothing, including gi jackets for the jujitsu training. I think that the wearing of suits in this clip is an homage to the photographs in Barton-Wright's articles, which show fighters wearing 3-piece suits and straw boater hats, representing fashionable street wear for gentlemen at that time.

[SkateRat86]

nice work.

[fauxhawk386]

lmao 1:45 is my favorite!!

[yannoche]

It smells good some 'Canne de combat' skills :)

[cqcgrasso]

the cane skills are better than the boxing/jiu jitsu-rg

[FIXTREME]

LOL this might work well in Bolivia

[terenas5]

Dr. House needs to watch this.

Pretty interesting

[Calucifer13]

@terenas5 Ahahahaha! You hit the nail on the head.

[Mishenev]

Wonderful chronicle!

[EivindTM]

aah. Everything is up side down!

[Zesar10]

what is the song's name?

[jimseph]

the Song is Called "Plucky Daisy" and is by a chap called Kevin MacLeod.

There is a web address for him at the end of the credits and he has done other tracks.

[bellba]

stick equals bad jo equals good look it up aikido jo

[Moomoogogo]

To flappospammo: Sherlock used Baritsu, not Bartitsu. Bartitsu is the real martial art, whereas Baritsu seems to be either a misspelling or simply fake, as it has more in common with wrestling than Bartitsu.

[mistawabit]

baritsu was merely a spelling mistake he meant bartitsu..

[Filmguy297]

Indeed, partly true. Apparently (if my sources are right that is) Barton-Wright published his work in the same magazine as Sir.Doyle did, so perhaps thats where Doyle got the martial arts from and hasitly writing mispelled it because he "had no ideal how the hell to bring Holmes back form the dea" lol.

[Salaminafe]

Sherlock Holmes knows Bartitsu

[lamnaa]

Interesting, the hat is used almost like a buckler, to distract and put your opponent off balance.

[superkoopa001]

looks a intresting martail art, do they still teach this

[ZarlanTheGreen]

Indeed they do, but it's not exactly as common as, say, karate.

[Themightyblunghole]

@superkoopa001 They do, but its not that common go to bartitsu.org they have a list showin all the places that teach it

[frederico4d]

the strikes are very nice indeed, with good rotation, just could some more body. the irish stick fighting is still a mistery to me...

[Taylor4change]

Bear in mind that this was just a taster class for beginners; the idea was more to give them a sense of how the various styles fit together, than to go in-depth on any of them.

[eddiedaskull]

I enjoyed the turning of the elbows to a block against a punch.Also the irish stick fight trick was interesting

[flappospammo]

the new sherlock holmes film will feature baritsu - according to robert downey jr and guy richie who didn't even seem to bother to research it's origins - they say - it's a fictional martial art

i guess using google is beyond some people..

there's an ep of sh with jeremy brett where he beats the **** out of a hoodlum - the solitary cyclist i think

i'd love to see an action update on sh !!!

bartitsu from what i've gleaned seems a really amazing martial art akin to jeet kune do in many ways !!

[ZenWolfDances]

Yes, it was definitely the JKD of Victorian England ...

"Baritsu" was just Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's misprint for Bartitsu.

BTW, that Jeremy Brett bare knuckle boxing fight scene is here on YouTube.

[Taylor4change]

Guy Ritchie mentioned Bartitsu by name in a more recent interview.

[6arcsn1sky]

Very nice video. I hope more bartitsu videos will be uploaded soon.

[54spiritedwill54]

Very nice!!!!!

[hgu001]

thanx

[bravepills]

bartitsu is credited as the first eclectic martial art - 50 years or so before Bruce Lee came up with Jeet Kune Do. Pity it died out

[ZenWolfDances]

Bartitsu wasn't exactly the first eclectic MA, but it was the first to combine Asian and European styles.

The art is actually being revived in the present day, as a sort of "Edwardian JKD" based on old-school boxing, savate, cane fighting and pre-WW1 British jujitsu.

[dannyVulture]

bartitsu was ahead of its time

[hkdlion]

Nice Show

[saccharineDEATH]

this is great stuff!

[AllTheBrightness]

This was amazing. I love the Victorian era. Now I need to find myself a good cane...

[EvilEggCracker]

Bravo!

[punktastic07]

i imagine the hat thing only works with the reinforced bowler hats?

[ZenWolfDances]

Bowlers were originally designed as helmets for horse riders;  a real bowler is already reinforced. The idea with that move is more to distract the other guy than to hurt him, though.

[sethbaylock]

I say old chap when will the next experience day be held?

[jimseph]

We are happy to accomodate any fine gentlemen or ladies on dates of their choosing (within reason). Meerly find yourself a few like minded associates and contact us to confirm details.

[sethbaylock]

I love this video.

[superiorsantateresa]

Excellent video! 5/5. Greetings from Venezuela :) congratulations for being keeping alive the work of the master Edward William Barton ^^. So sad the world doesn't know the work of this martial arts innovator like he deserves... (sorry for my bad english =P).

[Leondrian]

Absolutely wonderful video. At first I thought it were a authentic piece of film. I laught and just stared in awe at the cool things you were doing. Got get myself a hat.

[sayabiki]

Hat AND Cane?

It's settled. I want to study this now.

[oniyagi]

Bravo! Good show old bean.

[Ebuverthebicepcurler]

dont think anyone has ponytails cept the ladies

[taffy1975]

Fantastic!

/Anders

[balletman]

I just read about Edward William Barton-Wright and Bartitsu, and I was surprised to find this video. Very cool historical re-creation.

[Kortoso]

Quite brilliant indeed, full marks, old man!

[HappyOsotogari]

Great music. It looked very cool but most of what was shown was fairly compliant 1-step work. I do hope your group does something messier & more alive when the cameras aren't rolling.

[jimseph]

The footage is from an experience day that we ran. A single day workshop for people who have never studied Bartitsu or any of the other period systems of defence.

[isatay]

Jolly good!

[ZenWolfDances]

Tea and crumpets followed by a jolly good bout of antagonistics. That's the ticket! Full marks!

[neohemas]

Very nice!!!!!

[labeteduschola]

Good stuff Jim, hope your guys enjoyed the day.