The Sherlock Holmes school of Self-Defence: The Manly Art of Bartitsu as used against Professor Moriarty
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When Sherlock Holmes wrestled Professor Moriarty on the Reichenbach Falls, he was employing a system of self-defence that was popular in Victorian Britain - the little known art of Bartitsu. Learn how to defend yourself against an attacker using Bartitsu - with an overcoat, cane, or umbrella or even just your bare hands - accompanied by historic documents and illustrated instructions.
E.W. Barton-Wright
E.W. Barton-Wright studied jiu jitsu and judo in Japan during the 1890s, and set up a school-at-arms in Britain called Bartitsu.
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Reviews for The Sherlock Holmes school of Self-Defence
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Interesting for its association with Sherlock Holmes, who supposedly used this method to throw Moriarty into the Reichenbach Falls. It appears to be a functional system of self-defense, combining jiu-jitsu, which the author learned as an engineer in Japan, with other elements, notably stick-fighting. It is illustrated by many photographs. Socially, it is interesting for some of the scenarios such as removing an unpleasant drink from a party. Overall, however, it is not especially exciting if one is not a martial artist.