English
Alternative forms
Bartitsu
Etymology
Variant of Bartitsu, used mainly after Conan Doyle (for whom it may have been a misprint).
Pronunciation
IPA|/b�:'rɪtsu:/
Noun
en-noun|-
- Bartitsu, a martial art, based on jujitsu, popular in late-Victorian England.
#:*1903: We tottered together upon the brink of the fall. I have some knowledge, however, of baritsu, or the Japanese system of wrestling, which has more than once been very useful to me. � Arthur Conan Doyle, �The Adventure of the Empty House� (Norton 2005, p.791)
Category:Martial arts
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