Bartitsu: The Lost Martial Art of Sherlock Holmes

Bartitsu: The Lost Martial Art of Sherlock Holmes

""I have introduced a new art of self defence..." - E. W. Barton-Wright, 1899"

4.2/100h 54m2011
Bartitsu: The Lost Martial Art of Sherlock Holmes

Overview

At the end of the Victorian era, E. W. Barton-Wright combined jiujitsu, kickboxing, and stick fighting into the "Gentlemanly Art of Self Defence" known as Bartitsu. After Barton-Wright's School of Arms mysteriously closed in 1902, Bartitsu was almost forgotten save for a famous, cryptic reference in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Adventure of the Empty House. Hosted by Tony Wolf and featuring interviews with Harry Cook, Emelyne Godfrey, Mark Donnelly, Graham Noble, Neal Stephenson and Will Thomas, Bartitsu: the Lost Martial Art of Sherlock Holmes relates the fascinating history, rediscovery and revival of Barton-Wright's pioneering mixed martial art.

Genres

HistoryDocumentary

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Broken Art

Additional Information

Original Title:Bartitsu: The Lost Martial Art of Sherlock Holmes
Original Language:English
Status:Released
Budget:$20,000
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