Description
E. W. Barton-Wright's club and academy for Bartitsu and physical therapy
in a basement hall at 67b Shaftesbury Avenue, Soho. Its instructors included the
jujutsuka Yukio Tani, Sadakazu Uyenishi and Seizo Yamamoto, the Swiss wrestler
Armand Cherpillod and the stick-fighting master Pierre Vigny; Alfred
Hutton's historical fencing group also met there. It closed in 1902–1903.
Also known as
Bartitsu School of Arms and Physical Culture · Bartitsu Academy of Arms and
Physical Culture
Locations (1)
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67b Shaftesbury Avenue, Soho, London
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“He established the Bartitsu Academy of Arms and Physical Culture, known as the
Bartitsu Club, which was located at 67b Shaftesbury Avenue in Soho.”
“Inspired by this success, Barton-Wright established a full-time health club and
training academy in London’s Soho District that he called the Bartitsu School of
Arms and Physical Culture.”
— Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010).
Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation
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Instructors (8)
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Edward William Barton-Wright
Head instructor
1900 – 1902
Confirmed
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2 sources
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Independent sources state it.
“In 1900, Barton-Wright established the Bartitsu School of Arms and Physical
Culture at 67b Shaftesbury Avenue in London's Soho district.”
— Wikipedia contributors. (2026). Edward William
Barton-Wright - Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia (English)link
history
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“Inspired by this success, Barton-Wright established a full-time health club and
training academy in London’s Soho District that he called the Bartitsu School of
Arms and Physical Culture.”
— Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010).
Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation
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Tani Yukio
Probable
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2 sources
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One source states it; the other implies it.
“Barton-Wright arranged for Japanese jujutsu practitioners Kaneo Tani, Seizo
Yamamoto and the nineteen-year-old Yukio Tani to travel to London and serve as
instructors at the Bartitsu Club.”
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“Bowen shared his findings with fellow martial arts researcher Graham Noble, who
subsequently published some more accessible articles about Barton-Wright and his
former employee Yukio Tani”
— Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010).
Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation
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Uyenishi Sadakazu
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“Kaneo Tani and Yamamoto soon returned to Japan, but Yukio Tani stayed and was
shortly joined by another young jujutsuka, Sadakazu Uyenishi.”
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Yamamoto Seizō
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“Barton-Wright arranged for Japanese jujutsu practitioners Kaneo Tani, Seizo
Yamamoto and the nineteen-year-old Yukio Tani to travel to London and serve as
instructors at the Bartitsu Club.”
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Pierre Vigny
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2 sources
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Independent sources state it.
“a book that detailed the methods taught by Barton-Wright’s Swiss stick fighting
instructor, Pierre Vigny (1869–?).”
— Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010).
Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation
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“where he became the chief instructor of the Bartitsu Club operated by Edward
William Barton-Wright.”
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Armand Cherpillod
1901
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“En 1901, il devint professeur de gymnastique et de lutte libre à la Bartitsu
Academy of Arms and Physical Culture, à Londres”
“Swiss master-at-arms Pierre Vigny and wrestler Armand Cherpillod were also
employed as teachers at the Club.”
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Alfred Hutton
1899 – 1902
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“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
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“In addition, the Bartitsu Club became the headquarters for a group of fencing
antiquarians led by Captain Alfred Hutton, and it served as their base for
experimenting with historical fencing techniques, which they taught to members
of London's acting elite for use in stage combat.”
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Marguerite Vigny
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“He spent the next several years promoting jujitsu and other martial arts, and
he invited women to learn his brand of self-defense. The teachers of his women’s
classes included other women. For instance, “Miss Sanderson” (the wife of Pierre
Vigny, the founder of la canne, a mode of self-defense using a walking-stick)
gave demonstrations of fencing techniques.”
— Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010).
Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation
info
Trained here (2)
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Alfred Hutton
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Single source; it does not name the instructors.
“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
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Pierre Vigny
(1899 – 1902)
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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
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Armand Cherpillod
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One source states it; the other implies it.
“où il enseigne aux côtés de deux jeunes Ju-Jitsuka, Yukio Tani (en) et Sadakazu
Uyenishi (en) qui lui apprennent le ju-jitsu.”
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“Cherpillod (1880–?) was Swiss (the German title translates as “Self-Help: Jiu
Jitsu for Women”), but he had learned his jujitsu methods at Barton-Wright’s
academy.”
— Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010).
Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation
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fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
2 sources
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One source states it; the other implies it.
“où il enseigne aux côtés de deux jeunes Ju-Jitsuka, Yukio Tani (en) et Sadakazu
Uyenishi (en) qui lui apprennent le ju-jitsu.”
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“Cherpillod (1880–?) was Swiss (the German title translates as “Self-Help: Jiu
Jitsu for Women”), but he had learned his jujitsu methods at Barton-Wright’s
academy.”
— Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010).
Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation
info
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bartitsu · jujutsu · united-kingdom
Sources
“Between 1899 and 1900, Barton-Wright hired self-defense specialists from Japan
and Switzerland to help him promote and teach his “antagonistics,” as
self-defense methods were then known.”
— Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010).
Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation
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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Bartitsu Club. In Martialis: Martial Arts
Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M5JGQAC7XV79MRCH8733JRZ4 - CC
BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
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title = {Bartitsu Club}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database},
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{https://martial.is/entity/01M5JGQAC7XV79MRCH8733JRZ4}, urldate =
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