How to Pose as a Strong Man
Trick No. 1 - How to master a man with two fingers from How to Pose as a Strong Man, an article in Pearson's Magazine, March 1899 by Edward William Barton-Wright. Barton-Wright devised a hybrid martial art, after studying in Japan, that he called Bartitsu. The trick is that you continually throw your opponent off balance owing to the leverage obtained by the position in which he has to hold the chair
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10282445
Media ID
47419178
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5350px x 3971px
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Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Pearson's Magazine, volume VII, January to June 1899, page 59
Date
1899
