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  • Pierre Vigny

    France
    b. 1866-03-25, TaningesBorn 1866-03-25, Taninges
    d. 1943, NyonDied 1943, Nyon
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    Description

    French master-at-arms in savate and canne who founded his own walking-stick and umbrella self-defence method around 1898 in Geneva, where he had a school of arms. He was the stick-fighting instructor of Barton-Wright's Bartitsu Club in London, opened his own academy at 18 Berner Street in 1903, and returned to Geneva in 1912. His wife Marguerite, his assistant instructor, developed an umbrella self-defence method.

    Students (3)

    • person
      Percy Rolt
      sports_martial_artsVigny method Probable
      Probable
      Single source.
      The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
      fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
      Frederico Muñoz
      Researcher, Martialis
      1 source expand_more
      fact_check
      Single source.
      “which drew largely from the Vigny system via Lang's training with Vigny's student Percy Rolt.”
      — Pierre Vigny - Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia (English)link history info
    • person
      H. G. Lang
      sports_martial_artsVigny method Possiblebalance
      Possible – conflicting evidence recorded
      One source says so; another gives the line through Rolt.
      Some evidence points to the claim, but it is thin, indirect, or in unresolved conflict with other evidence.
      fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
      Frederico Muñoz
      Researcher, Martialis
      2 sources expand_more
      fact_check
      One source says so; another gives the line through Rolt.
      “codifié en 1923 par son élève H.G. Lang pour le corps de police des scouts indiens.”
      — Pierre Vigny - Wikipédia (fr). Wikipedia (French) link history info
      blockdisputes alt_routeIndirect
      “which drew largely from the Vigny system via Lang's training with Vigny's student Percy Rolt.”
      — Pierre Vigny - Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia (English)link history info
    • person
      Alfred Hutton
      sports_martial_artsVigny method Probable
      Probable
      Single source; it names the method, and Vigny taught it at the club.
      The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
      location_onBartitsu Club badge (1899–1902)
      fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
      Frederico Muñoz
      Researcher, Martialis
      1 source expand_more
      fact_check
      Single source; it names the method, and Vigny taught it at the club.
      “Circa 1899–1902, Hutton taught stage fencing classes for actors via the Bartitsu Club, where he also served on the board of directors and learned the basics of jujutsu and the Vigny method of stick fighting from his fellow instructors.”
      — Alfred Hutton - Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia (English)link history info

    Sources

    “using both cannes and umbrellas. Vigny taught this method in England between 1900 and 1911, before returning to Geneva in 1912.”
    — Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010). Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation info
    “In 1903, Vigny opened his own self-defence academy in London, based at #18 Berner Street.”
    — Pierre Vigny - Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia (English)link history info

    Identifiers

    https://martial.is/entity/01M5JGQAC7CYFWR75P18PT4FD4
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    Cite and reuse

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    Plain text
    Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Pierre Vigny. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M5JGQAC7CYFWR75P18PT4FD4 - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
    BibTeX
    @incollection{martialis_01M5JGQAC7CYFWR75P18PT4FD4, author = {Muñoz, Frederico}, title = {Pierre Vigny}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url = {https://martial.is/entity/01M5JGQAC7CYFWR75P18PT4FD4}, urldate = {ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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