Mark P. Donnelly is a multi-award winning author, historian, screenwriter, and television producer as well as internationally-renowned duelist, swashbuckler, and constant gentleman. In addition to authoring 20 books currently in print, Mark P. Donnelly has scripted and produced broadcast television for Discovery, History Channel, PBS, BBC, National Geographic, Biography, A&E, etc. He is also a Professore di Armes in various forms of historical combat and western martial arts.
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[Presented by The New York
Nineteenth Century Society]

  Sunday, March 11, 2012
12:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
4 West 18th Street, Third Floor
New York, NY 10011
 
Learn to fight like Sherlock Holmes! London's Bartitsu Club was all the rage in 1899, but only recently has this lost martial art been rediscovered. Learn the "gentlemanly art of self-defense" at this workshop taught by Professor Mark Donnelly, a world-renowned expert on historical combat.
  • Learn to use a walking stick, parasol, jacket, fan, and other accessories for protection
  • No martial arts experience required
  • A study in self-defense and in history
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