Bartitsu Bootcamp

This week, I'm taking over the 7am SwordFit Bootcamp, and naturally, we're using Bartitsu skills as the foundation of our movements.

One-hour Class Outline

Welcome and Salute

Warm Up:

• Jogging
• Jump rope (Jumping Jacks for those without rope)
• Medicine ball toss and catch with joint rotations

Boxing:

• Preparation: Shadow boxing
• Free punching focus pads
• Lead punch chase

Savate:

• Preparation: Leg swings
• Coup de pied bas (low kick) or knee strikes

Jujitsu:

• Preparation: Crab-switch, crab walk
• Rolling
• Partner lifting back-to-back

Walking stick:

• Preparation: Front-bend, squat with cane overhead
• Bayonet drill

Water break.

Stations: (1 min each)

1. Heavy bag
2. Light clubs: wrist rotations
3. Med clubs: half-circles side raise
4. Heavy clubs: half-circles front-back
5. Hands and knees donkey kicks
6. Supine bicycles
7. Cane: Hit pell horizontal (one from left, one from right, switch hands)
8. Cane: Vertical flourishes
9. Burpees

Cool Down:

• Walking around space randomly shaking hands with classmates
• Stretching

Bartitsu Technique

This Saturday, don't miss our Introduction to Bartitsu: Fight Like Sherlock Holmes workshop. The bootcamp sweat is replaced by lessons and practice of the skills of self-defense of the 1890's.

And prepare for it with us by joining Friday's 7am SwordFit CaneFit (weird) Bootcamp!