Glen et al, Any excuse for a trip past the Duty Free
and time spent talking sticks and stoushes Old Son!

Now, how many of us out there were taught something by
our Dads and Grandads? These tips and tricks were
learnt by them the hard way and are pure gold. It
would be great to collate them and see what pooled
family history of the manly arts there is amongst us.

I am a full time student at the moment, back at
university at 46 doing a Master of Arts in Writing.
One of my subjects this semester is writing family
history. I am thinking about a 'potted' family
history of fight skills handed down. Would anyone
here be willing to donate any snippets passed down? I
would need email address details etc to offer as a
full reference to show I didn't make them up myself
but if necessary names can be changed. I could also
post the finished essay here in the files for
posterity.

Cheers Perry


--- Glen Doyle <uisceman@...> wrote:

> Hi Again Perry,
>
> I probably present it a little more systematic than
> it was taught to me *lol*... dad would just teach me
> based on how he felt that day (ie. how much pain he
> thought I deserved ;) and I would love to see the
> stuff you were taught... sounds like it's right up
> my alley...
>
> Whenever we meet, the Whiskey is on me... and I look
> forward to chatting about family, methods, and
> anything else that comes up.
>
> Thanks a million for sharing
> Glen
>
> --- On Fri, 5/23/08, perry gamsby
> <perrygamsby999@...> wrote:
>
> > From: perry gamsby <perrygamsby999@...>
> > Subject: [non-traditional_stickfighting] Speaking
> of Family 'Systems'
> > To: non-traditional_stickfighting@yahoogroups.com
> > Date: Friday, May 23, 2008, 11:42 PM
> > Glen, the method you showed on the videos is far
> more
> > 'thought out' than the few 'tricks' shown
> > me by my Dad
> > and Grandad, more systematic. The concept is the
> > same, to close in and finish it as quick as you
> can
> > and 'no buggering about, lad!'
> >
> > Your mate Rich certainly gets into it! I would be
> > happy to have him by my side or in front of me in
> a
> > stoush... by that I mean I'm staring at the back
> of
> > his head, not the stick in his hand!
> >
> > With our family system it uses the same horizontal
> > grip. We also flick and close, then "butt (kayak
> like
> > strikes) and bayonet" (thrust). Lots of knees,
> > elbows, headbutts, palm heels and rabbit chops,
> spit
> > and bite to taste....
> >
> > Pop (my Grandad) was a big one for the rolled up
> > newspaper. He also walked with a cane from when
> he
> > got off crutches in the early 1920s. (Last of five
> > wounds and three gassings was a bullet in the
> foot)
> > Working at the shipyards and ICI in Billingham
> meant
> > he had occasion to use his skills. (Lots of
> migrant
> > Irish workers there during WW2!) :o)
> >
> > You are doing stickfighting, Irish culture and the
> lot
> > of us a great service mate. We will share that
> > Jameson's one day. Cheers Perry
> >
> >
> > --- Glen Doyle <uisceman@...> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Perry,
> > >
> > > Love hearing about people who have learned
> something
> > > similar from the family, especially when it's
> put
> > a
> > > stick in your hand. It just solidifies that a
> > 'stick
> > > is a stick' no matter where you travel.
> > >
> > > Sounds like you and I have walked a few of the
> same
> > > roads in our quest for martial knowledge, and
> it's
> > > nice to meet a comrade. I look forward to
> chatting
> > > with you more.
> > >
> > > Glen
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
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