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FWIW Richard Ryan, the fight choreographer, has a good rep. and did all the fight scenes for Troy, among other movies.
Originally Posted by Styygens
That said, Sherlock Holmes studied "baritsu", rather than Bartitsu; and the story in which he used "baritsu" was set before Bartitsu had even been invented. That does offer the filmmakers considerable (legitimate) artistic license in coming up with a fighting style for the movie.
The main thing from the Bartitsu Society's point of view is that the movie will establish a link between martial arts and the Victorian period in the popular imagination. If at least some audience members then get curious about the actual history, all the better.Check out the Bullshido.net Western Martial Arts Forum for all things Western, martial and arty.
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It'll be interesting to see how that handle that. Robert Downey Jr. is a keen Chunner, but there are strong similarities between old-school pugilism and WC anyway - vertical fist punches, relatively upright fighting stance, etc. Originally Posted by Sley
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It's all about the clinch. The clinch, I said.
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On the other hand, once that ****'s over people will be able to add that flavor to all sorts of things without having to stick a blimp in there to keep the genre-tards happy. Originally Posted by Rivington
Go placidly amid the noise and haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible, without surrender,
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly;
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even to the dull and ignorant;
they too have their story.
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Bartitsu also incorporates the "scientific boxing" of the early 1900s, although as far as we can glean, Barton-Wright had a pretty specific tactical application for that type of boxing in self defense. Originally Posted by A.M.
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