How to start Bartitsu - la canne Vigny

If you want to learn Bartitsu - This is the right video to start. I you want to defend yourself you need proper strikes with your cane. This video is all about striking fundamentals for Pierre Vignys “la canne“ system. The basic strikes were taught in an exercise called moulinet. He created it differently to other French stick fighting systems of that time. Later he became head instructor of the Bartitsu academy of martial arts and physical culture in London. Bartitsu was a martial art designed for self-defence by Edward Barton Wright in Victorian school taught different martial arts as pugilism or bare knuckle boxing, French boxing known as Savate, Jiu-Jitsu and fighting with the walking cane for Gentlemen. I use an old slim stick imho one of the best modern sticks you can get for Bartitsu these days. Made by @csknives We will have a look at that topic from a HEMA point of view. Our historical fencing background gives us
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