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Here’s a preview of an upcoming documentary on Bartitsu, the art highlighted by Sherlock Holmes and one of the first mixed martial arts:
This documentary is sponsored by Tony Wolf and the Bartitsu Society, and includes lots of great footage, including the earliest footage of jujutsu.
Bartitsu was one of the first martial arts to combine [...]
December 12, 2009 - 9:37 am
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Even if you haven’t visited this site before, if you are at all fitness-inclined then you’ve probably heard of kettlebells.
These cannonballs with handles have developed quite a following here in the US. Used for years by the Russian Military, folks have realized that this simple tool provides for one of the best overall strength, stamina, [...]
In an earlier post I mentioned movie footage of jujutsu moves from a Bartitsu instructor, perhaps some of the earliest motion picture footage of jujutsu in the world.
Tony Wolf of the Bartitsu Society has created a very nice video of several of Sadakazu Uyenishi’s jujutsu moves from the book Textbook of Ju-jutsu, showing movie footage [...]
Sherlock Holmes.
Remember him?
If you will recall, he was quite skilled at thinking his way through problems. But he was also no couch potato — in fact, he was quite skilled in the martial arts, and these skills aided him in his adventures. In specific, he was skilled at the art called Bartitsu, and this was [...]
