Eskrima Kombat

An amusing account of a Bartitsu challenge contest from the Sporting Times of 7 September, 1901: Amongst those who went on the stage the Tivoli the other evening to try a fall with the ’Jitsu Japs was certain well-dressed but notoriously impecunious actor. His turn-out was, truly, within a few curves of the immaculate; but—heigho! By the … Continue reading ““Hot, towzled, and flabbergasted” (1901)”