It's been a while since we've discussed kicking in the context of Irish martial arts and specifically in stick fighting. What is the appropriate place for...
I recently posted on another web site on a bit of this issue. I could easily see where Purring ( aka Shin kicking ) could be applied in the context of a combat...
We use trips and traps, and kicking with instep to the back, inside and outside of the knees, to the calf muscles, to the ankles and to the shins and sweeps...
rothcroi@...
Oct 2, 2004 2:45 am
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I posted a picture in my Celtic Wrestling folder in the photos link. Here is the technique for the Taol Biz Troad or the stopping of the foot: Position of...
Okay I'm guessing here but from what I know of what I know :-) Irish kicking would be a combination of purring and Irish step dancing i.e. kicks and scrapes to...
Just wondering, what is the 'proper' thumb position while swinging the bata? Or at least, what do most of you prefer? I think I recall seeing thumb along the...
Sound similar to what we do as the purpose of our kicks is to take and throw our man off his feet. We kick with the instep and shin, but kicks are all low...
rothcroi@...
Oct 4, 2004 7:25 pm
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Hi Stephen, I don't know if this will come through or not but... Your painting depicts a family being evicted from their home during An Gorta Mor. The man...
... Depends. Different sticks feel different. Generally, I *personally* prefer thumb along edge, "sabre" style. ... That's the Lang method. It's a form of...
We hold the stick along the forearm, about a third of the way from the knob end, with the four fingers wrapped around the stick in a tight claw grip and the...
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Oct 5, 2004 12:16 pm
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"linuxshaman" <lawson@...> wrote: (10/04/2004 16:30) ... Ah thanks, I've seen the name Lang mentioned before but did not know who it was ... Ya, I like...
rothcroi@... wrote: (10/04/2004 20:14) ... Well that's interesting, sounds kind of like holding a sai in the retracted postition? So would you use the...
... Clear floor grade poly works best but even that doesn't last under the stress of banging sticks against each other. Expect it to wear off faster than...
Yes, the forearm is used to block. The other hand, that's not holding the stick, is held on the inside of the forearm, cupped just before the elbow, with...
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Oct 5, 2004 6:38 pm
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Buried somewhere in the Hurley debacle, John said "But if you had ever held a hurley stick in your hand and swung it, you'd know that a "buta" block as you...
Hi John, Thanks for the clarification. I had a couple other paintings I found in the library, but they're laying at home, waiting to be scanned. I'll get on...
Excerpt from "In Ireland Long Ago" by Kevin Danahmer, Chapter 21, "The Faction Fighters," p. 124-126. “…The fighter grasped it about one third of its...
... "What is it, in everyone's opinion, that makes something a good weapon or fighting style?" As a new member to the group, I humbly submit my first reply: ...
Matthew, I too am relatively new here. With no asian martial arts back ground to fall back on. My only martial past is wrestling and military hand to hand. And...
... I don't think that the standard grip with Kali/Arnis/Escrima sticks would stop a two-handed blow from a heavy stick either, nor could the standard ...
I mentioned these earlier but didn't have a chance to list them before as my books were still unpacked: On Gladiators: Cruelty And Civilization: The Roman...
Clipped some below, but I think I left the gist. Way back when, in another life when I wore a military uniform and people saluted me and I thought I was ...
... With a wimpy weapon or a one handed grip it is. However, I have a hickory cane made by Canemasters that was very effective and held up without so much as a...
Cartoon 1,2,3 and Hurlers all uploaded. Cartoons from "Visual Politics," edited by Fintan Cullen. Hurler sketch from "Irish Watercolors and Drawings," edited...
At the risk of sounding weenie, I've always thought that (for most people, at least), the best style or weapon is whichever one they *like*, since that's the ...
The below excerpt mentions "long spade handles." Is anyone aware of or versed in farm impliment handle techniques? I pictured it being swung similarly to the...
... Rez, I'm intrigued. I looked at the Canemasters site and they seem to have mostly crooked type canes. Bata is usually done with a knobbed stick instead of...
... Well, a one-handed grip vrs a two-handed strike was one of the comparisons. ... Hey, if *HE* is issuing the challenge the challenger gets to choose the ...
Good Morning Michael, ... I was using their $35.95 Dojo model. It has a more opened and rounded crook which is safer for your students to use in their partner...
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