Where does “baritsu” come from?

baritsu (English) comes from English Bartitsu, from English jujitsu, from Japanese 柔術 — jujutsu.

baritsu (English): Bartitsu, a martial art, based on jujitsu,...

Definitions

  1. Bartitsu, a martial art, based on jujitsu,...

Ancestry of “baritsu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBartitsuA form of martial arts based on jujitsu and also incorporating elements of boxing, savate, and stick fighting, popularized by E.W. Barton-Wright in late-Victorian London
2EnglishjujitsuA method of self-defence established in Japan...
3Japanese柔術jujutsu
Every word from Japanese 柔術 →Every word from English jujitsu →Every word from English Bartitsu →
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