Comments on: Pacific Northwest Bartitsu seminar tour

By: Bartitsu Society

Bartitsu Society — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 07:28:15 +0000

The age limits were up to individual schools to decide; I think that the youngest participants would have been in their late teens.

By: Me

Me — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 05:45:13 +0000

what is the age limits for this class?

By: News & Reviews « Them's Fightin' Words

News & Reviews « Them's Fightin' Words — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:52:48 +0000

[...] up- filming for that in March, 4W in February, teaching some private lessons in a week or so, Tony Wolf coming here in March, the ongoing sale of excess stuff… finally got my Fight Designer LLC state and local taxes [...]

By: Tony Wolf

Tony Wolf — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:39:36 +0000

(Neo)Bartitsu can be redacted into an effective self defence method; obviously, it comes down to how realistically it’s being trained. Personally, I generally teach it as a recreational martial art while pointing out *how* to develop the various drills into truly realistic self defence training, if that’s where a student wants to take it.

Thanks for the kind words about the trailer, and I hope you enjoy the documentary.

You might consider joining the Bartitsu Forum email list – http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/Bartitsu_Forum/ – to keep abreast of developments. Sounds like you’d feel at home there.

Cheers,

Tony

By: James

James — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:39:19 +0000

Hi,

The short answer is: yes, very much so, so long as you train it right.

The arts that make up Bartitsu, and are more commonly involved with neo-Bartitsu are potentially very effective for self defence. Boxing, jujitsu, judo, savate and wrestling cover every range, and are simple and effective. They must, like any skill, be trained with intent, with pressure-testing and employed in an effective manner (What Fairbairn would describe as Artifice and Vehemence).

By: PJW

PJW — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:23:26 +0000

Hello! I have been, for a long time now, a avid Sherlockion with an intense interest in Martial Arts. I haven’t been ‘regularly’ training for a while now. Anyway, I have a question.
Is Bartitsu, or more likely, Neo-bartitsu–or a method of cross training like it, though, I suppose, that would BE Neo-Bartitsu– a possible effective method of defense when out and about in the town or on the street?
Keep up the fantastic work, I am very excited for the new documentary!