Bartitsu

Meaning

Proper Noun

  • A form of martial arts based on jujitsu and also incorporating elements of boxing, savate, and stick fighting, popularized by E.W. Barton-Wright in late-Victorian London.

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Origin

  • , coined by EW Barton-Wright in 1899.

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