Over at Martial Views there is a recent article about using cane for self defense. This of course led me to think about Sherlock Holmes.
The fictional detective was not only known to be a pretty decent boxer, but also practiced a martial art known as Bartitsu, which actually existed. Bartitsu was a combination of Jujutsu, Boxing, and Stick Fighting.
If you click on the title of this post, you'll be directed to the Bartistsu Society website. There is also a Wikipedia article here.
Bartitsu was practiced in the late 1800's, and early 1900's before sort of petering out. The founder of Bartitsu, Edward William Barton-Wright, left behind quite a bit of written material, and the art has been recreated. You can find out more about this at the Bartitsu Society website.
Finally, here is a video clip of jujutsu being performed in Europe in the early 1900's:
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