On Wed, 2008-09-10 at 00:28 +0000, appletreeworm wrote:
> No, Im sorry. But if anyone could explain to me the basics of Irish
> martial arts that would be great! thats what i signed up to chat for.
Generally, in this context, Western Martial Arts that originated or were
popular in Ireland and the surrounding area up to the early parts of the
20th Century.
This could include things such as broadsword, longsword,
smallsword, .etc (various sword), various western knife arts (if any
could be documented as specific to Ireland or popular therein),
Pugilism, Wrestling, and various types of stick and staff.
... Generally, in this context, Western Martial Arts that originated or were popular in Ireland and the surrounding area up to the early parts of the 20th...
... Irish ... for. ... were ... of the ... But, Kirk, I dont know much about weapons, except what my boyfriend has educated me in, and i cant say i understand...
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... boyfriend ... dumbed ... Hey Tony, Thanks for the link. I thought it was quite interesting- it certainly eased my curiosity about what stick fighting...
... Hi Alisha, actual faction fights were, by all reports, fast and bloody affairs; the modern practice of Irish stick fighting is generally geared towards...
... You mean you don't do that spinning on the edge of a shield catching spears thing? Geez, what kind of an Irish martial artist are you? -- Doras Cúil...
... I'm not sure of the exact technique, but it's essentially a very high, sudden leap done in combat, with distance proportional to that of a salmon leaping...
... How much more ancient can clubbing someone on the head be, Alisha ?? :-) It should be kept in mind that the current ideas as to what Irish stick fighting...
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... Hi Shane, I am a little over an hour and a half NW of Pittsburgh. Not a drive I would want to make every week but if you wanted to come out now and then we...
I'm actually IN PIttsburgh but only know what very little Ken taught me before he found real martial artists and figured out the good stuff. I'd say travel to...
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Sep 11, 2008 2:00 am
Define real martial artist ... I'd ... fond or ... trusted....
... Greg is just throwing out some self-deprecating humor their. His is a real martial artist...we just lived too far away form each other to get much solid...
Is not a 'real' martial artist one who trains constantly/daily and practices perfection in everything that they do....not just fighting. gumbate = never give...
On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 10:59 PM, aiki789789 ... You're taking me far too seriously. I was just ribbing Ken a bit since I haven't practiced with him in years....
... Maybe if you asked some more specific questions it would be easier to give you some useful answers. Mark Rainey "If your sword is too short, take one step...
... would be ... I ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%A1in_B%C3%B3_C%C3%BAailnge here. Aside from learning classical Irish, which is different again from ...
Still, to really learn classical Irish you would need Greek, Latin, and maybe even Hebrew I suspect. You don't. Grammar and vocabulary are overwhelmingly...
... s ... (agat or liat), and other words as they come up in English or Japanese once, I haven't. Mostly because I haven't been to Ireland or even the east...
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