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Category Archives: Suffrajitsu
Edith Garrud: the Suffragette who knew Jujutsu
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 15th August 2009 Announcing the publication of a new book for teenage readers, or indeed for any reader interested in the true story of Edith Garrud, who taught jujutsu to the secret Bodyguard … Continue reading
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Jiujitsuffragettes!
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 30th October 2009 Some scenes from the upcoming Bartitsu documentary, scheduled for release in early 2010. These shots are from a re-enactment of a Jiujitsuffragette “Bodyguard” training session circa 1913.
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Vote for Edith!
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Sunday, 30th January 2011 We all now have an opportunity to vote for a memorial plaque to record Edith Garrud’s memory as a pioneer of jujutsu and a suffragette. Islington Council in London will erect a … Continue reading
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Suffragettes and Jiu-Jitsu (1910)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 9th September 2011 From the Wanganui Chronicle, 9 August 1910, Page 5. No longer is the annoying male interjector to disturb the tranquility of the peaceful Suffragette at her meetings (says the London … Continue reading
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Self-Defence Historian Emelyne Godfrey on Suffrajitsu and Bartitsu
Paul Bowman of the Martial Arts Studies Research Network interviews Dr. Emelyne Godfrey, the author of Masculinity, Crime and Self-Defence in Victorian Literature and Femininity, Crime and Self-Defence in Victorian Literature and Society, on the subject of self-protection in Victorian … Continue reading
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Secret Histories and Outlaw Suffragettes: an Interview with “Suffrajitsu” Author Tony Wolf
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 19th December 2013 We’re pleased to be able to present this interview with Tony Wolf, the author of the upcoming graphic novel series Suffrajitsu. Tony’s books will be part of the Foreworld Saga created by Neal … Continue reading
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Last of the Jujitsuffragettes (June 19th, 1965)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 18th January 2012 Edith Garrud, former trainer of the English Suffragette movement’s Bodyguard Society, demonstrates a jujitsu wrist-lock on journalist Godfrey Winn during an interview for Woman Magazine. The interview took place on the … Continue reading
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