... 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...
... 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...
... 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...
... 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...
... Hi Alisha, I'd suggest following the links on this page - http://www.geocities.com/athens/acropolis/4933/shillelagh.html - reading some of the articles and...
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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... 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....
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... to give ... Celts developed their martial arts? I find them unique for some reason, do you get the same feeling? -Alisha...
1. "Gambate" is a romanization of the Japanese word meaning "persevere." In judo and kendo classes, instructors often use the word as an encouragement. 2....
... 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...
... 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...
Hi all, So here is the translation for the article I wrote about a year ago on the Ramsey family stick method and shillelagh bata in general. Hope you ...
Hi Max, Sorry for the tardiness of my reply...started a new job last week and still trying to get my schedule to fit around it. Much less computer time for me...
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... 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 ...