| Baritsu is the fighting art recently featured in the new | | | | the doors to his training center in 1903 due to lack of |
| Sherlock Holmes movie starring Robert Downey Jr. | | | | attendance and the fact that many of his instructors |
| Bartitsu is named after it's founder Edward | | | | abandoned him to start their own schools. After that |
| Barton-Wright who created the style as a method of | | | | knowledge of Bartitsu was diminished by many of it's |
| self defense in the 1800s. It was popularized in London, | | | | instructors and practitioners dying off during the first |
| England as the gentleman's fighting style against street | | | | world war. |
| hooligans. Bartitsu could possible be considered one of | | | | Knowledge of the art has been carried on through the |
| the first types of MMA which combines techniques | | | | International Bartitsu Society. Today Bartitsu is being |
| from boxing, cane or stick fighting, Savate ( a French | | | | revived and taught around the world from Russia to |
| kicking style) and wrestling from Judo and Jujitsu. | | | | the USA. One upcoming seminar taught by Tony Wolf |
| Edward Wright develop this form after his many | | | | will be held at the School of Acrobatics and New |
| travels and training with masters from around the | | | | Circus Arts in Seattle on March 6th 2010. Tony Wolf |
| world including Japan. Even more revolutionary was | | | | has been a martial art instructor, professional wrestler |
| that Bartitsu was one of the first fighting or martial arts | | | | and fight director/ stunt coordinator for many films. |
| to be taught to women. | | | | Details of more upcoming seminars and training events |
| So what happened to Bartitsu and why haven't most | | | | can be found on the society's website. |
| people heard about it? Unfortunately Edward closed | | | | |