Pierre Vigny was a French master-at-arms (born in Paris in 1866) who was active during the late 19th century and early 20th century. He specialised in the French savate style of martial arts and in the art of stick fighting known as La canne which he heavily modified to better suit his theories of effective self defense. In 1886 Vigny joined the Second Regiment of French Artillery at Grenoble.

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  • Pierre Vigny war ein Schweizer Kampfkunst-Meister.
  • Pierre Vigny was a French master-at-arms (born in Paris in 1866) who was active during the late 19th century and early 20th century. He specialised in the French savate style of martial arts and in the art of stick fighting known as La canne which he heavily modified to better suit his theories of effective self defense. In 1886 Vigny joined the Second Regiment of French Artillery at Grenoble. Leaving the army in 1898, he founded a school of arms and self defence in Geneva and then moved to London, where he became the chief instructor of the Bartitsu Club operated by Edward William Barton-Wright. Around this time, Vigny also established a tradition of annual exhibitions of combat sports and self defence skills. In 1903 Vigny opened his own self defence academy in London, based at #18 Berner Street. During this period he also married a young woman named Miss Sanderson who became his assistant instructor. He continued to work as a hand-to-hand combat instructor, including an engagement training recruits at Aldershot Military School. In 1912, Vigny returned to Geneva and established another self defence school there.
  • Pierre Vigny était un maître d'armes, de canne de combat, de bâton, de boxe et de savate. En 1886, il rejoint le second régiment d'artillerie de Grenoble. Après de nombreux voyages autour du monde à la recherche de nouvelles techniques de combats, il se fixe à Genève en 1891 et ouvre une salle d'armes. En 1902 il devient instructeur au Bartitsu dans le club de Edward William Barton-Wright où il enseigne sa technique de combat de canne, principalement son système de "garde haute" inspiré du Kalinda des Caraïbes, particulièrement bien adpaté à la self défense. En 1903, il ouvre sa propre salle d'armes au 18 Berner street à Londres. Son système deviendra populaire en Inde sous le nom de Lathi, codifié en 1923 par son élève H.G. Lang pour le corps de police des scouts indiens. (voir discussion à propos du "lathi" indien)
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  • Pierre Vigny war ein Schweizer Kampfkunst-Meister.
  • Pierre Vigny was a French master-at-arms (born in Paris in 1866) who was active during the late 19th century and early 20th century. He specialised in the French savate style of martial arts and in the art of stick fighting known as La canne which he heavily modified to better suit his theories of effective self defense. In 1886 Vigny joined the Second Regiment of French Artillery at Grenoble.
  • Pierre Vigny était un maître d'armes, de canne de combat, de bâton, de boxe et de savate. En 1886, il rejoint le second régiment d'artillerie de Grenoble. Après de nombreux voyages autour du monde à la recherche de nouvelles techniques de combats, il se fixe à Genève en 1891 et ouvre une salle d'armes.
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