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Photos from the April 2012 meeting
![[Bartitsu Club of NYC September 2011]](http://www.nycsteampunk.com/bartitsu/studygroup/april2012/April2012Barititsu1.jpg)
Jesse and Noam in foreground, me and other students in background. This was our best-dressed Club meet, with many participants in 19th-century attire
![[Bartitsu Club of NYC September 2011]](http://www.nycsteampunk.com/bartitsu/studygroup/april2012/April2012Barititsu6.jpg)
Building up to a sequence of parrying, striking, and grabbing the opponent's stick
![[Bartitsu Club of NYC September 2011]](http://www.nycsteampunk.com/bartitsu/studygroup/april2012/April2012Barititsu13.jpg)
Double-handed grip
![[Bartitsu Club of NYC September 2011]](http://www.nycsteampunk.com/bartitsu/studygroup/april2012/April2012Barititsu13a.jpg)
Parrying, striking, and grabbing the opponent's stick
![[Bartitsu Club of NYC September 2011]](http://www.nycsteampunk.com/bartitsu/studygroup/april2012/April2012Barititsu13c.jpg)
Noam practicing hip and foot work
![[Bartitsu Club of NYC September 2011]](http://www.nycsteampunk.com/bartitsu/studygroup/april2012/April2012Barititsu16.jpg)
Posing in high front guard and rear guard
![[Bartitsu Club of NYC September 2011]](http://www.nycsteampunk.com/bartitsu/studygroup/april2012/April2012Barititsu18.jpg)
Posing a parried strike and counter-blow
![[Bartitsu Club of NYC June 2011]](http://www.nycsteampunk.com/bartitsu/studygroup/april2012/April2012Barititsu4.jpg)
Kris, at left, helping the newbies
![[Bartitsu Club of NYC June 2011]](http://www.nycsteampunk.com/bartitsu/studygroup/april2012/April2012Barititsu13b.jpg)
Jesse explaining wrist structure
![[Bartitsu Club of NYC June 2011]](http://www.nycsteampunk.com/bartitsu/studygroup/april2012/April2012Barititsu9.jpg)
Jesse introducing scientific pugilism
![[Bartitsu Club of NYC June 2011]](http://www.nycsteampunk.com/bartitsu/studygroup/april2012/April2012Barititsu11.jpg)
Delivering a blow from an evasive low crouch
![[Bartitsu Club of NYC June 2011]](http://www.nycsteampunk.com/bartitsu/studygroup/april2012/April2012Barititsu20.jpg)
I got my Coney Island Strong Girl pose after all, despite my mother's objections to the unladylike aspect!
![[Bartitsu Club of NYC June 2011]](http://www.nycsteampunk.com/bartitsu/studygroup/april2012/April2012Barititsu7.jpg)
We ran out of loaner sticks so one student made do with a stick umbrella
![[Bartitsu Club of NYC June 2011]](http://www.nycsteampunk.com/bartitsu/studygroup/april2012/April2012Barititsu17.jpg)
Posing a foiled strike and painful arm lock
![[Bartitsu Club of NYC June 2011]](http://www.nycsteampunk.com/bartitsu/studygroup/april2012/April2012Barititsu10.jpg)
Aldric cheerfully accepting a strike
![[Bartitsu Club of NYC June 2011]](http://www.nycsteampunk.com/bartitsu/studygroup/april2012/April2012Barititsu14.jpg)
The Bartitsu handshake
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Your humble study group leaders, ready to serve
The Bartitsu Club of NYC participated in the NYC 19th Century Extravaganza, a three-day festival featuring historically-focused classes, hands-on experiences, and performances highlighting nineteenth-century life in New York City. The Extravaganaza was presented by our parent organization, The New York Nineteenth Century Society, and was a great opportunity to introduce Bartitsu to a wider audience. About 20 people trained on a fine day at the historic Old Stone House in Brooklyn. More than half of them were newbies, so hopefully we'll see some new faces at the May club meet. The lesson was led by Jesse Barnick and, due to time and space constraints, was more of a teaser than a full-fledged class, but we had time to learn the basics of Vigny cane and a bit of scientific pugilism.
Jesse and Noam in foreground, me and other students in background. This was our best-dressed Club meet, with many participants in 19th-century attire
Building up to a sequence of parrying, striking, and grabbing the opponent's stick
Double-handed grip
Parrying, striking, and grabbing the opponent's stick
Noam practicing hip and foot work
Posing in high front guard and rear guard
Posing a parried strike and counter-blow
Kris, at left, helping the newbies
Jesse explaining wrist structure
Jesse introducing scientific pugilism
Delivering a blow from an evasive low crouch
I got my Coney Island Strong Girl pose after all, despite my mother's objections to the unladylike aspect!
We ran out of loaner sticks so one student made do with a stick umbrella
Posing a foiled strike and painful arm lock
Aldric cheerfully accepting a strike
The Bartitsu handshake
Your humble study group leaders, ready to serve