Bartitsu and historical fencing

**DdlR** · Posted On: 8/05/2010 11:16am

http://www.bartitsu.org/index.php/20...rical-fencing/

A short article describing the links between E.W. Barton-Wright's Bartitsu and Captain Alfred Hutton's revivals of historical fencing, circa 1900.

**SBG-ape** · Posted On: 8/05/2010 1:14pm

But during the year 1901, when the Club was a hive of activity, one might have signed up for classes in recreational rapier or longsword fencing alongside jiujitsu, boxing, wrestling and walking stick defence. It must have been quite the scene.

I sighed when I read this. One club with jiu-jitsu, wrestling, boxing, cane fighting & longsword fencing. That's a place where I would have very much liked to have trained.

**DdlR** · Posted On: 8/05/2010 5:31pm

Originally Posted by SBG-ape

I sighed when I read this. One club with jiu-jitsu, wrestling, boxing, cane fighting & longsword fencing. That's a place where I would have very much liked to have trained.

You and me both.

As Bartitsu is being revived there are a couple of clubs that are working with historical fencing groups, but they are few and far between.