Physical Culture and Gentlemanly Self-Defense PDF
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www.nycsteampunk.com/bartitsu historic photos and newspaper clippings are from the archives of the international Bartitsu Society www.bartitsu.org 1880s-1920s Physical Culture and Gentlemanly Self-Defense “Professors of pugilism have recently found it easy to secure employment as trainers and teachers for merchants, bankers, lawyers, and others in the higher walks of life who desire to become proficient in the ‘manly art of self- defense,’ and who think that they require violent exercise in order to preserve their health." - The New York Times, December 26, 1882 - The New York Times, 1882 1899-1902 The Bartitsu School of Arms and Physical Culture aka The Bartitsu Club 67b Shaftesbury Avenue in London “…a huge subterranean hall, all glittering, white-tiled walls, and electric light, with ‘champions’ prowling around it like tigers.” - Miss Mary Nugent, Health and Strength Magazine, 1901 Black and White Budget, December 29, 1900
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