Edward William Barton-Wright

Also known as

E.W. Barton-Wright · Edward William Wright

Description

English entrepreneur specialising in self-defence training and physical therapy, remembered as one of the first Europeans to both learn and teach Japanese martial arts and as a pioneer of the concept of hybrid martial arts. While working in Kobe, Japan (c. 1895-1898) he studied jujutsu in at least two styles, including Shinden Fudo-ryu in Kobe and Kodokan judo in Tokyo; the BJS paper also notes he had some training in judo and taught Shinden Fudo ryu (Immovable Heart school) jujutsu techniques. Returning to England in 1898 he combined these arts with British boxing, French savate and Vigny stick fighting to form Bartitsu, and in 1900 established the Bartitsu School of Arms and Physical Culture in London. He brought over talented young jujutsuka - notably Yukio Tani and Sadakazu Uyenishi - to teach at his club, giving jujutsu its start in the U.K. Died in 1951.

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  Kanō Jigorō

  sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō Possible

  Possible

  His own report, given as such; "some lessons" only.

  Some evidence points to the claim, but it is thin, indirect, or in unresolved conflict with other evidence.

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  fact_check

  His own report, given as such; "some lessons" only.

  “there also may have been some influence from Kodokan judo, because Barton-Wright reported having taken some lessons with its founder, Kano Jigoro (1860–1938), whose cousin lived in Kobe.”

  — Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010). Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation info

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