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Old 03-19-2007, 12:56 PM   #1
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Bartitsu; the Original MMA??

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartitsu
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Old 03-19-2007, 01:18 PM   #2
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Re: Bartitsu; the Original MMA??

Thanks for the post Ricky, never knew that! interesting!

On another note. around the early 1900s, Captain Allan Corstorphin Smith of the United States Army recieved his black belt in Japan, and began to introduce combatives in the U.S. Army...not MMA, but it is an interesting read concerning things that still apply today, along with a whole lot of things that were not really understood clearly and would be considered not so good by today's standards.

Interestingly, Fort Myer, Virginia, about 2 KM from our dojo in Northern Virginia, was probably the first place that martial arts classes were ever taught in the U.S. formally by Captain Smith around 1918!

Good reading from ejmas below!

http://ejmas.com/jnc/jncart_cptsmith_0700.htm

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Old 03-19-2007, 01:22 PM   #3
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Re: Bartitsu; the Original MMA??

Cool read. I think its important to point out his style died not due to lacking merit, but to lacking advertisement. Such is the fate of most styles.

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Old 03-19-2007, 01:35 PM   #4
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Re: Bartitsu; the Original MMA??

Should have hired Rorian and Art Davie!

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Old 03-19-2007, 01:43 PM   #5
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Re: Bartitsu; the Original MMA??

Now try saying Bartitsu zhoo zhitsu 3 times fast!

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Old 03-24-2007, 11:45 AM   #6
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Re: Bartitsu; the Original MMA??

If anyone finds Bartitsu interesting,
look here too ;
http://ejmas.com/jnc/jncart_barton-wright_0200.htm

and
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/Bartitsu_Forum/
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