New Bartitsu course in Edinburgh, Scotland

Advance notice of a Bartitsu course to be held in Edinburgh from January 21st until 25 March (10 weeks total), from 6.30-8.30 pm on Thursday evenings. The instructor will be Phil Crawley of the Dawn Duellists Society.

The venue will be the Big Red Door in Lady Lawson Street, a local performance and arts space, as well as a burlesque and Steampunk themed nightclub venue. Admission is free, but participants must be aged 18 and over due to licencing and insurance concerns.

This is a trial term so the initial programme will be very much canonical Bartitsu techniques, with each session consisting of some physical conditioning, punching and kicking, grappling and cane work in equal measure. The course is aimed to be accessible to all, regardless of experience and ability.

The eventual aim, if there is interest and venue space, is to extend into a more neo-Bartitsu vein as skills and equipment allow.

There are also plans for two one-day workshops on Saturdays at some point before March- see the Te Pooka website for more details when this is confirmed.

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categories Events, Training | Monday, 28th December 2009

11 Comments

  • By Ian Murray, Sunday, 3rd January 2010 @ 12:15 pm

    Were you aware that one of Barton-Wright’s grand-daughters lives in Edinburgh. She is my wife’s aunt.

  • By Tony Wolf, Sunday, 3rd January 2010 @ 2:59 pm

    Hello Ian,

    no, we were not aware of that! Thanks very much for posting – I’ve just emailed you.

    My best,

    Tony

  • By Phil Crawley, Tuesday, 5th January 2010 @ 12:21 am

    Unfortunately there has been a miscommunication between me and the venue so the session fee will be £3.00 per person in order to cover venue hire.

  • By Ian Murray, Thursday, 7th January 2010 @ 10:39 am

    Many thanks for your email Tom pointing out my error! And also many thanks for the information you provided. If I do come across any relevant info I will be sure to let you know. But I somehow doubt that I will. The branch of the family that my wife comes from was living in Asia until after EW’s death.

  • By Tony Wolf, Thursday, 7th January 2010 @ 4:01 pm

    Thanks, Ian. It was worth a shot!

    Good luck with your investigations.

  • By Gary, Tuesday, 19th January 2010 @ 5:00 am

    Hi, I was wondering if there’s space still on the course ?

  • By James, Tuesday, 19th January 2010 @ 7:23 am

    Hi Gary,

    You’ll need to contact the venue – http://www.tepooka.org/contact.htm

    Good luck,

    James

  • By Paul Smith, Wednesday, 17th February 2010 @ 4:09 pm

    Hi
    I live in Liverpool and was wondering whether you will be teaching any more of these courses in other cities in the future?

  • By James, Wednesday, 17th February 2010 @ 4:28 pm

    Hi Paul,

    I’m not aware of any courses planned for Liverpool, but that may well change. The best place to find people in your area who are interested in Bartitsu is our discussion list.

    Regards,

    James

  • By Graeme Hirstwood, Sunday, 21st March 2010 @ 12:11 pm

    Hi there, just noticed this, however am a bit late to start on your course. Are you planning on further Bartitsu sessions/course?

    Thanks

    Graeme

  • By James, Sunday, 21st March 2010 @ 12:17 pm

    Hi Graeme, I’m pretty sure the classes are still going on and that you will be able to attend. I’ve emailed Phil, the instructor, and asked him to contact you, but you could also try contacting the venue.

    Regards,

    James

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