Movie
Bartitsu: The Lost Martial Art of Sherlock Holmes
“"I have introduced a new art of self defence..." - E. W. Barton-Wright, 1899”
4.2/10
2011
0h 54m
en
History
Documentary
Overview
At the end of the Victorian era, E. W. Barton-Wright combined jiujitsu, kickboxing, and stick fighting into the "Gentlemanly Art of Self Defence" known as Bartitsu. After Barton-Wright's School of Arms mysteriously closed in 1902, Bartitsu was almost forgotten save for a famous, cryptic reference in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Adventure of the Empty House. Hosted by Tony Wolf and featuring interviews with Harry Cook, Emelyne Godfrey, Mark Donnelly, Graham Noble, Neal Stephenson and Will Thomas, Bartitsu: the Lost Martial Art of Sherlock Holmes relates the fascinating history, rediscovery and revival of Barton-Wright's pioneering mixed martial art.
Director
Tony Wolf, Paolo Paparella
Movie Information
Release Date
March 28, 2011
Runtime
0h 54m
Status
Released
Original Language
en
Vote Count
2
Production
Broken Art
