巴顿术:福尔摩斯曾经用的防身术_BEC初级作文

巴顿术:福尔摩斯曾经用的防身术

What he uncovered was the story of Edward William Barton-Wright, a British engineer who was born in India and lived in Japan in the 1890s. Back in London, Mr. Barton-Wright combined the Asian fighting skills he learned abroad, such as judo and jujitsu, with Western European styles of boxing, savate or kickboxing, and stick fighting. He coined the term Bartitsu by joining his own name with jujitsu.

正是他发现了爱德华•威廉•巴顿-怀特(Edward William Barton-Wright)的故事。这个英国工程师生于印度，曾于19世纪90年代在日本生活。回到伦敦后，巴顿-怀特将其在国外所学的亚洲格斗技巧如柔道和柔术，同西欧的拳击、法国踢打术、自由搏击和棍术相结合，并取柔术(jujitsu)以及自己的名字(Barton)，创立了巴顿术(Bartitsu)这一说法。

The basic approach was to knock an attacker off kilter, while striking at vulnerable spots with the hands, feet or a makeshift weapon. In close combat -- that is, without the aid of a cane or an umbrella -- this meant knocking an opponent off balance by straining his neck, elbow or knee joints.

巴顿术的基本方法就是通过用手、脚、或简易武器攻击对手的关键部位，使其失去平衡。在进行近身格斗，即无法借助手杖或雨伞的帮助时，通过让对手的颈部、肘部或者膝关节尽可能紧张而失去平衡。

The goal wasn't to pummel an enemy, but rather to avoid 'injury in cowardly attacks or quarrels,' Mr. Barton-Wright told members of the Japan Society of London in a 1901 lecture, according to notes unearthed by researchers. By then, he had established the Bartitsu Academy of Arms and Physical Culture in London's Soho district.