E.W. Barton-Wright

Engineer / Founder

British engineer and founder of Bartitsu (1898), one of the first Western hybrid self-defense systems.

Quick Facts

Date of Birth11/8/1860

Date of Death9/13/1951

Era19th–20th century

Country of OriginUnited Kingdom

Rank / TitleFounder of Bartitsu

Active Years1898–1903

Biography

Edward William Barton-Wright created Bartitsu in Victorian London in 1898. He pioneered mixed martial arts in the West by integrating Jujutsu and Judo with Savate, cane fighting, and boxing.

Associated Martial Arts

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A British self-defence system assembled in London around 1898 by Edward Barton-Wright from jujutsu, boxing, savate and stick work. One of the first mixed fighting methods.