Bartitsu

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Bartitsu is a martial art that combines elements of Judo, Jujutsu, Boxing. Wrestling and Savate into a single fighting style that was developed in England in the late 1800's. Although Bartitsu is known as an art that uses a walking stick as its primary weapon for defence, it also emphasizes empty hand, joint locking and pinning techniques to subdue an opponent. One notable aspect of Bartitsu is that its basic principles are based on the distance of the attacker, thus, techniques are dependent on the assailant's movements and range.

Because of its complexity, Bartistsu is one of the most lethal fighting systems ever developed in the western world.

History

Bartitsu was developed by Edward William Barton-Wright in England after working as a railroad engineer in Japan where he discovered the martial arts of Jujitsu and Judo. Afte returning from Japan in 1898, Barton decided to found a "New Art of Self Defence" that incorporated the best techniques found in the mentioned Japanese and European martial arts above.

Techniques

Training

European Martial Arts

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