Bartitsu: The Gentleman's Martial Art | Best of British 

He does. You're not looking at the right signifiers.

He seems dangerous when faced with hot wings

@@meonkrishnanan5920 Out of curiosity, what are those? I know basically nothing about fighting. What I did see was that he seemed to see everything, he seemed very aware of the situation.

Exactly!

@@Just_Sara If you're rushing someone and they don't look worried, *you* should be worried. Their lack of a panic reaction means they're confident in their ability to respond. They might be wrong or overconfident, or you might be about to have your clock thoroughly cleaned.

I would pay to watch people fight in suits. Thank the yakuza series for that fantasy of mine.

As crazy as it sounds imagine trying this in the real world you would be dead in seconds..the age of the internet brings to light every nut case that wants to show what he wants

@@mortgagefinancing5558 there have plenty of videos where a would be victim turned the tables on their attacker using similar techniques. One in particular, I believe happened in Brazil. An individual went into a place to rob people at gunpoint. One of the patrons tossed his phone at the gunman in compliance, then slipped around a display, drew his concealed weapon, and aerated the robber while he was collecting his loot.

Combatants allowed one pocket square (in the colors of their nation's flag, of course) and either curved-end walking stick or umbrella (both combatants using same, in case of dispute, flip for first choice). Points to be awarded on successful strikes, grapples, and throws, as well as style points for lack of muss to the coiffure and mustache/beard (if applicable), composure and lack of wrinkles of the jacket, vest, shirt/blouse, and trousers, and for level of maintenance of shine on the shoes.

@@woodrobin - backstage before the match - Coach: Remember your 3 S’s! Fighter in suit: Got it! Coach: What are they?! Fighter: Sirs, Style, and Strike! Coach: THATS NOT WHAT THEY ARE! Also Coach: THEY ARE STRIKE, STYLE, AND YOUR GODDAMN SHINY SHOES! SHINE YOUR SHOES FOR 10 MINUTES AS PUNISHMENT!

Well, Arthur conan doyle Was a practicioneer of bartitsu. So he made sherlock holms a bartitsu fighter. You are correct. 👍 Rob Downy jr. is a wing chun fighter, it's easy to see in his technics. Like in the bareknuckle fight and He uses the pocket square trick in this fight. 🤣

Gordon Ramsey style xD

I’m guessing what happened is Holmes is facing a guy with knife so he disarms the guy, injures his arms, punch him in the nose, block his counter and then counter back, attacks the head, hits the liver, flips the guy and hits him on the ground

I don't get it.

Is that Omlitsu? I need to learn that asap.

76, Kingsman movie

Do you know what that means? Then I will have to teach you a lesson.

@@CF2321 *shattering wine glass sound effect

Winchester motto

@Martin Lopez DISCOMBOBULATE!

Good form !

Then offering to pay for it.

That's the only way to fight! You settle the matter with fists and move on about with your day.

“I say, old boy. You look rather worse for wear. Shall I summon a physician?”

"Call an ambulance! But not for me!"

Mirza touche sir touche

Mirza Ability to cause harm, neutralised

Mirza Downey as opium-using crime- fighting action- hero Holmes... none better there was Well played my man

Sherlock

I too was getting fond memories of watching Robert Downey Jr. in his first appearance as Sherlock.

The second technique, using an object to distract your opponent, he used it during the underground fight. He threw the...handkerchief? (bad english vocabulary, sorry) to distract the fighter.

No shit Sherlock

No it was wing chun

@@hoodlum4511 no it was bartitsu. The inventor of this "martial art" was just by chance the author of the Sherlock Holmes stories.

@@neinbruderja7519 No, the author rediscovered the style years after it had faded into the background, historically speaking. He helped revitalize interest in Bartitsu.

Only the British brotherhood i guess

Sadly, Jacob Fry prefers to use his fist he named "Brutality"

@@rikishikato5001 I'm now imagining a senior assassin mistaking Jacob for a hoodlum and absolutely Whooping him like a gentleman xD

Syndicate remake?

Yeah, I kinda hoped Jacob's cane sword were used much more *_-"gentleman-ly"-_*

Fueled-by-Nightcore Moribus facit hominem

GunnySGT1911 dope!

Thank you

Enlightened Perry and thank you. Been a while since we ,as a race, have evolved last.

say hi to iggy for me

Nice summary, thank you.

One of my favorite words and so few use it. :) Thanks for that.

Is that a Robert Downey jr Sherlock reference

Sherlock Holmes

First: discombobulate Second: discombobulate Last: discombobulate In summary: discombobulate

Right? It looks well put together, the art I mean

You don't realise mate but this is actually an art and it is linked to every known type of pugilism in the world, intent, surprise, overcome.

There was no humour intended, it is a serious martial art.

Every technique shown is perfectly legitimate. These days you use a flashlight instead of a handkerchief.

Ashbel And the throwing stars that are cunningly disguised to look like cucumber slices...

Sounds like someone is about to get a Jolly good biffing.

Ashbel but an act of throwing away a good cup of tea is considered barbaric.

This is why King George expelled America from the British Empire ,after they threw our tea away,and no amount of begging will make us have them back . Pip pip.....

😂😂😂😂

+TheFilthyCasual Excuse me sir, I do apologize, but Your left side was completly exposed, really, you can only blame yourself. Godd day.

He couldn't beat a cold.....

Manners maketh the man, and he will teach you a lesson in that.

Wessex Household kick your ass

:D

@Jay Roberts Jr LMAO of course it's real. You have much to learn about British humor😂

You who is censoring me for absolutely no reason other than you probably don't like my politics. I will always win the argument and you will always lose. Trump is going to win the 2024 election whether you like it or not what makes you think criminals like you are not going to be punished for your assault on this country? I suggest you start adhering to the Constitution of the United States of America wherever you maybe because when you are dealing with speech and our country you will adhere to rule of law period that is a direct order. Your simple mind probably can't understand how that is lawful

That's better sit ubu sit

Is your playlist public? It sounds interesting

This is a real martial art. It's in history books.

A bartitsu fighter would through the tea in the assailant's face.

@@wardragonprime causing them to die of Cancer?

i thought so

TeatherFilmLtd Productions no way i took me one more for it

Truly. I thought of that as well.

i figured that kingsman use it xD

@dasvedas4 yeah, a gun, preferably.

+Decay I'd say the best thing to do if you know how Is to take them down and get the in a submission where they can't move until they give up

Bartitsu, as mentioned in the title, is the gentleman's fighting style. To wit, it is for when one does not expect to be in a street fight, but has, through some series of events, found oneself in such a situation. It is much deeper than this small demonstration as jujitsu is deeper than a roundhouse and chest strike. Lastly, one should never actually use one's pocket square, instead carry an actual handkerchief.

For a, staged obviously, but more intensive example, see the pub scene in the Kingsman movie

Brandon Myers or the early fight scenes of both Sherlock Holmes movies. The boxing match and the gypsies room.

To be fair punching people in the face is a universally accepted victory strategy across almost all martial arts

Exactly what I was thinking!

Same

Very dead kingsmen

That's so cringy

SHERLOCK HOLMES🤙🤙

Nico 1911 something thrown at your face will distract you no matter what it is, whether it’s a handkerchief or acid people react in the same way initially it’s part of the brains reaction automatically

the umbrella one got me lol

@@keztarnlad1218 except if someone is trying to strike you and you throw a handkerchief at them. You get hit. If they aren't striking you and you have a chance to hit them, you just through a handkerchief at them instead of hitting them.

The gentelmans pommel

of course, i guess if i was panicked by a sudden attacker i might throw anything i could reach 😜

Lorenzo Petskalorenzo it is the basic Lollo!

Those are acquired once you've reached your first degree necktie. Because black belts wouldn't be gentlemenly enough

Lorenzo Petskalorenzo of course

No, that costs extra.

Triton what you talking about son!? most belts come in black

Lolololo.

TheHaHaNinja hahahha me

Watching*

Rude Bwoy Muay Thai it’s a manga aswell

@@suckurmomma2079 which part showed bartitsu?

Woy Jangan Dihack the part where raian kure fought that blonde dude

Still, either looks like they would be competent in a fight.

Crouching Wombat lmao

Quite an oversight! By a few thousand years...

Came here to say this

@@Tanuki-Ha to say what? that pankration is the first mma of the western world? everyone knows that

@@odalchiszaratutu6793 depends what you consider "western". Greece being a Balkan country, I would not consider it western. I believe by "western" he was referring to Western Europe and America

@@TNTTestificate greece is universally considered the cradle of western civilization, you can think wathever you want, but the consencus is that greece is indeed a western country, since invented the western culture

But his Choreography was Wing Chun🤣🤣🤣

Sir John Hall People outside Scotland do not know what you are saying.

Hey Just wondering, what you would do differently for the first example. I see a lot of MA videos doing a ton of flashy shit that looks like i would never work in the real world, where as this is just "block and punch them in the face" which i thought would be more realistic. As a teacher, what would you do to an attacker (in a real world situation) who attacks in the exact same way. Thanks!

I think it's designed against angry drunk Brits with no training or technique beyond "take a wild swing at 'im".

I'm curious poilboiler, what kinda other people do you expect to get attacked by? Ok, sure, muggers. But, correct me if I am wrong, few of those know any decent technique either. Oh and just so it is said, Bartitsu goes quite a bit beyond those 3 techniques in the video

Wessex Household Unsurprising. Martial Arts are just that. Arts. They've got nothing on proper Combatives courses.

If I had a nickel for every ex military self defense instructor on youtube.....

POPPASHANGO Me too

Why "at graduation" ? Seems one should be taught well Before graduation. Possible writing the test and a demonstration upon graduation ...

"Here's to a fair fight"

This is fucking ridiculous

It was "fighting for gentleman" of which the majority of men in the period would be wearing this day in day out so therefore would train in the same attire

Paul Hogwood Ah, I see. So it truly is a kind of loyalty to the style's heritage.

+Anthony Clay (Steel Accord) i seriously doubt practicioners would train regularly in 3-piece suits back in the day. If nothing else because of how expensive those clothes were. 'Gym wear' did exist in the 19th century even though it didnt necessarily have logos on it. This is a demo, so a lot of staged aspects are in order. Sort of how color coded ranking belts are a rather new concept in plenty of Asian martial arts.

Wavemaninawe I'm well aware that the belts are a more recent invention. I was simply asking if the suits were, as you pointed out, simply for the staging.

Most certainly. There really is no point in beating the hell out of an attacker unless you can look dapper doing it. Otherwise your just a common Tommy! 😁

"Real" as in are there really idiots that practice this worthless form of self-defense? Yeah, I guess so. Or "real" messing that this a legitimate form of self-defense?? No.

Or "real" meaning that this is a legitimate form of self-defense.

@@Danny-uz9zb I have seen that cane defense in Filipino Kali. They aren't nearly so casual though.

@@Danny-uz9zb It's a combination of boxing, kickboxing, wrestling, judo and jiujitsu. All very valid martial arts

@@Danny-uz9zb Did you perhaps miss the part where he said it is a combination of boxing and japanese martial arts? Or a predecesor of mma? Everything that was shown would be conpletely valid in a street fight.

Move Robert Downey used in the first Sherlock Holmes movie.

this ^

It's a demonstration video in which both parties are gentlemen and not seriously trying to kill or maim one another. The techniques shown are more akin to learning "basic punch" and "roundhouse kick" at your local kickboxing club, rather than a takedown or chokehold. If you wanted a sparring match or an outright street fight, there are other videos to watch.

Michael Stanley thank you for saying that.

There's too many weaknesses in the style. For one...once you strike the opponent and allowed space to be created between the two of you, it's no longer self defense, its a fight. And self defense and fighting are two different things...most people don't believe so, but it is. And if you can't fight, you WILL get your a** whooped.

So what I'm hearing is, you'd prefer a more aggressive style in which a possibly noncombative drunkard stumbling towards you ends up in the hospital because rather than checking their movement you automatically assumed they were trying to start something? Like the demonstrator said in the video, his initial push is partly to ascertain intentions, not to start a brawl. If you're into going to jail or court for assault and battery, there's other instructional videos to look at.

Get a grip man, i saw no mason handshake or any variation! Edward Karn, lodge #9 Faribault MN.

that's karate Cyril.

That would be a stupid idea, you could easily be turned and end up face down on the floor.

***** Oh I know it isn't. XD But different schools of Kung Fu were informed and used to spread the local faith, some schools were rooted in Buddhism, others Confucianism, etc.

The philosophy is act decisively, early, to keep yourself safe.

if you don't spar it is not a martial art just a dance

Siiiick Brony playlists there bud

World's Biggest Booty Hoes he wasnt saying it was one. He was saying that it is these ideals combine with martial discipline that make a truely complete martial art. Although i think this is debatable between cultures.

it works, anything to confuse the attacker

steve krupp I agree,

Nathan i think they reference this in the film? It’s basically what the film revolves around,with a dash of spy kids.

of course, all of them. In fact, I'm at the same time I'm writing this, I speak it out loud but not with my American English, but with my British English XD

You must be too young to remember Mr. Steed & Mrs. Peel!

Thomas Jefferies couldn't describe it better

J. Dean I thought Michigan lifted their concealed handgun ban...

Yoyu think this is practical

J. Dean Taekwondo, karate-flowery Bartitsu-street effective Wtf are you smoking?

1. He is actually close to an old pugilist stance with one foot back and his hands and elbows held close to the body. Look at one of those old boxer's photos or drawings from before boxers started always putting their gloved hands up to protect the face. 2. Even if you are coming hard at him and will not be "distracted" by a handkerchief, it will still blind you for about as log as it takes to throw a punch and will likely cause you to react, providing an opening. Gentlemen also used to carry other accessories like capes and hats that would be more useful than a pocket square. Imagine wanting to get in a fight with someone, but they jammed their stiff, old-fashioned hat in your face. All you need is a fraction of a second to get the upper hand in a street fight. 3. You must have Superman x-ray vision to be able to tell what kind of shape this guy's in under a three piece suit. All that is clear is that he is stocky. You can't tell if that's blubber or muscle under there. It's not like his gut is sticking out. Even if he were out of shape, out of shape people get attacked too. That hardly disqualifies someone from using basic self defense methods.

boy, if jon jones ever decides to fight me i sure hope im wearing a cape and my trusty ol' stovepipe

@@xela2ooo , Hey, couldn't hurt :)