Self defence for discerning ladies and gentlemen

Our first running of a Victorian self defence class. From tea and crumpets on arrival to a day of training in personal defence skills that would have been taught at places like the Bartitsu Club, an brief look at contempory styles of stick usage, all finished off with a 3 course meal in a Victorian dining room. Top day all round for the Chaps and Chapesses.

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Sports

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• cane
• stick
• wma
• grange
• self
• defence
• experience
• day

[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.

[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.

[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.

[terenas5]

Dr. House needs to watch this.

Pretty interesting

[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.

[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.

[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

[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 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]

Not sure they trained in suits at the Bartitsu club!

[SkateRat86]

nice work.