Irish Stick Fighting

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

Could be but having been there I can tell you that Glen is in ernest and does not seem to conning anyone. He does admit that he has incoperated kung fu footwork into the style and says the the styles weekness is it has few long range attack's it is designed to close quickly and from watching the more advanced students I beleive that is is quite usefull and a really good workout.

He only charges for the classes attended and is willing to work with someone traveling my distance by throwing in extra classes. The dojo is not his primary business.

So I like what I see and it is a style along with Filipino that i have wanted to learn for quite a while.

As long as you're happy-- have at it!

[Dan R Porter]

His style is neat, and I like the fact that he teaches "NOT TO DEPEND OR FOCUS ON THE STICK" and to treat it as an extension to your body. My arnis training is focused on the stick, and without it guys panic.

[Dan R Porter]

but you mind find this interesting, this is how we make our sparring "sticks." Keep in mind though padded, they will still break hands/noses/eyesockets etc. Trust me I know. So wear protection!

Step 1 get pipe insulation, around 2.00, get stick, 4.00 unless you use rattan as seen here, then 40.00. Then a roll of duck tape, 4.00. 10 bones will get you a nice sparring stick!



Then put it on your stick and cut the last inch 4 ways, fold it in and tape it to make a rounded padded end.

[Dan R Porter]

then you finish the but end off with a small piece the same way





Then here is your stick, finish it off with ducktape and swing away!

[Dan R Porter]

Just to brag... here is a photo of most of my "Faux Weapons." I think it is against the rules to talk/display real weapons here on x-marks. These are what we use for sparring.



Notice the green thing near the bottom, thats a stick I made from fiberglass reflectos for your drivewayu. 5 of them with a piece of shockcord in the center incase it breaks pieces don't go flying! This one leaves welts and/or blood.

[slohairt]

I've heard of bata stick fighting before. (And I'm Irish.) It doesn't surprise me that few would know about it. Many European martial arts (like Savate) seem to have been forgotten. Especially those performed by the "lower" classes.

[Dan R Porter]

Savat is a very effective martial art, like krav maga, I am suprised it is not as popular as eastern martial arts! I always get it confused with silat, but I have always found interesting though I have done very little research on them.

I know this is a "celtic" forum but america has its secret martial arts too! The usmc has a martial arts program, I believe it was once called "SARS" but is now call mcmap. I know the green berets had a "hand to hand" combat manual I sold a few years ago. I worked through the programs a little but considering it incorperates weapoons such as the bayonet it did not seem it would pay off for my purpose.

One neat american martial art that I have loved for many years is "catch-as-catch-can" wrestling. This has some neat American history and some very very effective tecniques!

[The Barry]

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Nice!

[thanmuwa]

One neat american martial art that I have loved for many years is "catch-as-catch-can" wrestling. This has some neat American history and some very very effective tecniques!

I thought (and the phrasing looks more English than American) that Catch-as-catch-can was an old Lancashire wresting style. I have a feeling there are still a few guys who do it too....

[Dan R Porter]

The "carney" form is known as an american martial art. It does have english roots. I should have called it "Carney Wrestling." THat may have been more appropriate.