the rum soaked fist: internal martial arts forum

quite enjoyed this


https://www.facebook.com/rodrigoramosda ... 592759906/

First Irish stick I've seen that I think might be legit

It would be interesting to know his background.
The Whiskey Bottle Arrangement looks very similar to what we would call Plum flower.

https://youtu.be/5N1_GiNA98g

Stepping he uses expresses the same ideas and usage as shown in the hop gar clip

don't know him, but I had a wry smile when i saw his name at the end and realized he probably wasn't Irish ..

I can categorically confirm there is no lineage based stick fighting system in ireland. However, the national sport hurling develops quite a lot of attributes necessary for warfare, such as speed, co-ordination, timing, spacial awareness.

don't forget perserverance as demonstrated by Limerick defeating Cork last weekend

Henry wrote:
I can categorically confirm there is no lineage based stick fighting system in ireland. However, the national sport hurling develops quite a lot of attributes necessary for warfare, such as speed, co-ordination, timing, spacial awareness.

What about the Doyle family style and Antrim Bata?

Best,
Greg

Are there any clips of that

Greg J wrote:

Henry wrote:
I can categorically confirm there is no lineage based stick fighting system in ireland. However, the national sport hurling develops quite a lot of attributes necessary for warfare, such as speed, co-ordination, timing, spacial awareness.

What about the Doyle family style and Antrim Bata?

Best,
Greg

I categorically confirm, there is no systematized method of traditional Irish stick fighting.
Now, in the ancient Irish history there are a lot of tales of training in sword fighting, spear fighting and projectile weapons.

I will say however, some people have there own "bag of tricks" and i've spoken with bare knuckle fighters who talk a lot about street smarts and set ups. I've no doubt such men existed and had a bag of tricks for using a irish stick or club effectively.