H. G. Lang

United Kingdom

Description

British superintendent of the Indian Police who wrote The Walking Stick Method of Self Defence (1923), drawn largely from Pierre Vigny's system, which he learned from Vigny's student Percy Rolt. In the 1940s the book was the basis of self-defence training for Jews in Mandatory Palestine.

Teachers (2)

  • 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
  • Pierre Vigny
    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

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Sources

“In 1923, Superintendent H. G. Lang (dates unknown), a British officer of the Indian Police, wrote a book entitled The Walking Stick Method of Self Defence, which drew largely from the Vigny system.”
— Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010). Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation info

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