Na lokalnoj Viktorijanskoj Steampunk konvenciji sam odrzao predavanje o Bartitsuu, vjestini samoobrane iz doba Sherlocka Holmesa. Radi se o prvom pokusaju cjelovitog samoobrambenog sustava koji kombinira jujutsu, le savate, boksanje i la canne. Osnova rada je bila knjiga T. Wolfa "Bartitsu compendium vol. I".
"Ladies and gentlemen,
just to inform you that I have had the most splendid opportunity to host a small Bartitsu lecture in Zagreb, Croatia. Lecture was held at the Croatian Philosophy colledge, as a part of a small steampunk fair called "Parni Zakon" /Steam Laws/.
In my lecture I have presented the origins and nature of bartitsu, the life and times of E.W. Barton Wright, the development of bartitsu since the beginning to today and some basic explanations regarding the cannonical thechniques. The source of information for this lesson was the "Bartitsu Compendium" vol. I and information from www.bartitsu.org and this Bartitsu Forum.
In the demonstration part where a few enthusiasts joined me in exercises, we worked on some boxing ( straight leads and body blows combined with proper blocks), la savate ( chassse and chasse bas kicks) , jujutsu ( "escorting a ruffian out of the room" ) and la canne (basic stances and movement).
People responded with great interest and enthusiasm, especially thoward the lecture, where more people could be found. The phisical demonstration drew forth practitioners of some martial arts and systems ( krav maga, wing chun kung fu and karate ) who were interested to see and try out the "victorian jiu jitsu".
All things considered, it was a delightfull experience on both parts of myself and the attending crowd, with a few optimistic plans thoward the future prospects of Bartitsu in Croatia.
All the best,
Goran Dimic,
bartitsu enthusiast"
Hus!
G.
