Bartitsu: Sherlock Holmes’ Martial Art
In 1903, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle inserted a certain style of fighting into the canon of Sherlock Holmes stories. Unfortunately, he spelled it wrong. It is Bartitsu, but he scribed it as “baritsu”. Bartitsu is a conglomeration of several martial art and self-defense disciplines, developed in England between 1898–1902. It combines the elements of boxing, … Read more