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    The Sherlock Holmes school of Self-Defence: The Manly Art of Bartitsu as used against Professor Moriarty

    By E.W. Barton-Wright

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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.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherIvy Press
    Release dateMay 27, 2011
    ISBN9781782400905
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    The Sherlock Holmes school of Self-Defence: The Manly Art of Bartitsu as used against Professor Moriarty
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    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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      Interesting 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.