... Period artwork. Ken is working on a book that includes an excellent example of it in one chapter. However, I don't think I'll be stepping on his toes to...
... is a great example of ... records on the subject. ... out "shit kicking" ... there is evidence to ... Hi John, unfortunately I can't get the video in this...
The clip I posted was in avi format . Quicktime should be able to read it. It was similar to the clip on youtube ,but the youtube clip was using real hardwood...
Greetings! I just found a site that has authentic replica shillelaghs that are the most formidable sticks I have ever seen. They are composed of a STEEL PIPE...
Stay away from the 3/4" pipe models unless you're a real beast. They get right heavy walking around, and I'm not a small guy. That said, the guy does ...
... They certainly look good, but isn't a steel pipe going to raise some eyebrows, especially among security people? -- Doras Cuil Travel Consultants--Your...
One of the guys here bought one several years ago....definitely packs a wallop but don't hit anything with the head or handle end. it is just not designed for...
... True, the head is fastened on. Securely, but fastened on nonetheless. The joint would be a weak point if you struck somebody with the head. ... That's what...
A) let it be said, I do NOT know this guy's work. I'm sure it's very nice, but, NO WAY am i even TRYING to carry a steel pipe disguised as a cane...can you say...
... that's an interesting fight, but it seems to be played much lower than the traditional Irish style, which (i get the impression) would have struck much...
... I think that was another clip from the Modern Shillelagh Project. My impression of c1860 Irish stick fencing (as distinct from fighting) is that the head...
Guess I missed the site on these Iron sticks; are there any photos? Slanta Capt. Bob ... Fussy? Opinionated? Impossible to please? Perfect. Join Yahoo!'s user...
www.mendowood.com As I had earlier said and someone else concurred, VERY heavy, at least in the 3/4". The felony aspect, well, I can tell you that most canes...
"C. L. Vermeers" ... For sure that is a MSP clip. The low style of fighting is simply my personal style I end up using in competition. It has nothing to do...
... said the shillelagh he shipped to me(3/4 inch steel pipe weighs a little over two pounds but less than 2 1/2 pounds. I am a fairly strong guy so that...
I was perhaps unclear, I was trying to say that the sword cane was a concealed weapon as its nature was not apparant. A mendowood has no concealed nature, it's...
Actually I am a practicing lawyer who knows that at least in Maryland as long as it doesn't conceal anything such as a sword, a walking stick is a walking...
... Hi John, I don't agree that the hands are primary targets in most forms of stick fighting, with the codicil that I'm referring to sporting "stick fencing"...
yeah, that's pretty much exactly my understanding of it. Allanson-Winn talked only about head strikes (and also mentioned knocking off of padded hats, as did...
... Percy Longhurst was a British Featherweight wrestling champion and for some time the secretary of the National Amateur Wrestling Association. He was one of...
in the spirit of clarification...I did not mean to imply that CARRYING one of these quite nice looking canes was a felony, only that gob smacking some poor...
I wanted to add a point to my post about the hands as targets. The argument was, that a persons hands were too valuable to be broken or injured so they were ...
Rince an Bhata Uisce Bheatha 1st Commandment 1. Never trust anything you can count on. Pertains to the number one target of the stick fighter - the hand. (i.e....
... junk email the boot with the All-new Yahoo! Mail at http://mrd.mail.yahoo.com/try_beta?.intl=ca ... the hands [if you are serious about sport or self...
... Hi John, just in case I wasn't clear in my previous post, although I did try to be, I'm carefully distinguishing between friendly stick fencing and ...
... to ... aware ... to ... that ... or ... and ... tony, the nature of the 1/3 grip in bata-play, you are going to get hit in the hands be the play friendly...
... Hi Ralph, I agree that there's a good chance of being accidentally hit on the hands using a 1/3 grip, although I'd suggest that the dynamic nature of the...
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