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Alternative forms
Bartitsu

Etymology
Variant of Bartitsu, used mainly after Conan Doyle (for whom it may have been a misprint).

Pronunciation
IPA|/bɑ:'rɪtsu:/

Noun
en-noun|-

1. 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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