Ken, I understand the fighting style of Bata, being second Generation Irish, and having it beat into me literally by my Father. But I was wondering in your...
... Hi Billy! Good questions. I have sparred with others who were using different styles fo stickplay while I was using an Irish style. IMO I have done quite...
Ken, I will be in New York, Scandanavia(Danmark), Ireland(Derry), and China(Shanghai), over the next 5 months. Please put me in touch with a school, if that is...
... done ... Hi Ken I was thinking along those lines myself, I have a background in FMA (Kali/Escrima) and I can see that there are obvious martial ...
... Arnold's Battle of Columbus is always looking to add another competition. This year they've added Tomiki Aikido. I've mentioned it before, but it's worth...
Kirk Lawson
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Feb 3, 2003 3:38 pm
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... Hi Mike, ... I sparred with the Lacosta(or better to say an art based on)system and the Lamenco system. The shillealgh fight(As I practice it for the most...
... Great! :-) Glad to see the input. ... Any time someone has a longer range then you, you have a disadvantage. ... Defang style hand strikes are one of the...
Kirk Lawson
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Feb 3, 2003 7:45 pm
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People who teach the Irish stick are few and far between. Of those locations the only guy teaching would be Pete Kautz in Ithica NY you can go to his site at...
I do 16th century Irish Re-enactment and was wondering if there were any references to a Bata that early or a walkingstick/shillighle <sp?> . Please advise. ...
Hello, Name here is Corey and live in Colorado Springs, CO. I have been training in Fillipino styles and Korean Martial arts (Hapkido mainly) but am intrigued...
cmdavis@...
Feb 14, 2003 12:33 am
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Hi Corey, I'm here in Vancouver BC. I am new to Bata brand new but I have 35years in Jujitsu. We have a large Irish community here and I am going to contact...
Where can I purchase a good training manual for instruction in Bata? My wife and I see it as an excellent way to exersize and aquire a self defense method....
... Sorry, there are none. Ken's been working on a video or two but they're not out yet. I wrote a Scholar rank curriculum, but it's not even *close* to a...
Kirk Lawson
lklawson@...
Feb 21, 2003 2:14 pm
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Thank you very much. While I was stationed in the Philipines right after the "Vietnam Conflict" I was shown a stick fighting method called Arnis de Mano. I ...
... That seems to be what's happened to most of us here. <shrug> ... Stick around the group. Good information crops up and most are practically *eager* to...
Kirk Lawson
lklawson@...
Feb 21, 2003 3:53 pm
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Hello, I am in a stiuation where I have to choose between several cities that I might move to. I would like to know where I can find european martial arts...
Tyler Martin
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Feb 25, 2003 11:06 am
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Hello Folks, My wife Gwynne just showed me a description of a "cock stick" and it is used as a throwing weapon while coursing rabbits. So it seems to be a ...
... Hi Rob, Could you share this description? I am thinking just a short cut branch with a larger branch section on the end...sort of like the tourist ...
... Hi Ed, Kirk is right...most of the time people here are pretty eager to help out. I have just gotten over the nastiest longlastingest flu of my life but am...
... Just remember Ken, the best rabbit hunters run up along side the rabbit and feel if it's fat enough before whacking if for dinner. -- We will not forget! ...
Hi all. Does anyone have any insight into the reason(s) for the decline of Irish stick work in Ireland? Were the reasons internal within the country or were...
... I always figured it was the magic words "guns kill better." After awhile, the more "serious" conflicts became more important. Same reason why most hand...
Ysidro
ysidro@...
Feb 27, 2003 3:40 am
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Try Conley, Carolyn. "The Agreeable Recreation of Fighting," Journal of Social History, 33:1, 1999,...
jrsvinth@...
Feb 27, 2003 4:24 am
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... Be glad to. I'll dump the latest version up in a bit. ... A video/DVD seems to work better. It offers more context and seems to address interelated...
Kirk Lawson
lklawson@...
Feb 27, 2003 12:19 pm
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Below follows the current "syllabus" that I've written. Please note that this represents only my understanding of the material, its application, and what I...
Kirk Lawson
lklawson@...
Feb 27, 2003 1:10 pm
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This absolutely rocks!! thank you!! ... This mail sent through the Jediknight.com ComStation....
Patrick Sullivan
kelpie@...
Feb 27, 2003 1:17 pm
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I'll look it up and get back to you with the exact wording. but the descriptiuon is of a stick larger at one end than the other... Rob ... I'll look it up and...
In a message dated 2/26/03 10:24:27 PM, stephen_logan81@... writes: << Hi all. Does anyone have any insight into the reason(s) for the decline of Irish ...
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