#bartitsu — Public Fediverse posts
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Looking for people (preferably #hexagenarians like me) interested (also practically) in #PhysicalCulture, #Bartitsu, historical #calisthenics, and other ways to befriend the #andropause.
I started general exercises, soon advancing to wooden #barbel / #staff and then to #IronWand, #Cane and #stick #fencing.
Skill & experience sharing, discussions, perhaps some group practice (online or offline). Anybody out there?
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My latest article for The Rake Japan takes a look at the history of Bartitsu, the Victorian mixed martial art for gentlemen as used by Sherlock Holmes to defeat his archnemesis Professor Moriarty. English: https://therakejapan.com/special/bartitsu-en/
日本語: https://therakejapan.com/special/bartitsu-jp/#TheRakeJapan #Bartitsu #Victorian #Selfdefence #MixedMartialArts #SherlockHolmes #ProfessorMoriarty #EdwardWilliamBartonWright #ShindenFudoRyūjujutsu #TerajimaKuniichiro #KanoJigoro #jujutsu #jujitsu #Kodokanjudo #judo #jiujitsu