DESCRIPTION:
This 6 hour class will cover all three major aspects of 19th
Century Irish combative arts. We will start with basic
movement and concepts but by the end all students should
have a pretty good grasp of a complete armed and unarmed
combative method.
The big three in Irish Faction Fighting:
1. Pugilism...taught in the style of the great old time
bare-knuckle boxers but put to use in the Faction Fights of
the 19th Century.
2. Collar & Elbow Wrestling...played for sport but also part
of the overall martial package of the Faction Fighter.
3. Cudgel play...The Faction Fighters employed several
different styles of sticks but for this class we will focus
on a cane sized stick.
No prior experience in needed, just a basic disregard for
your own personal safety...ok, not really but realize this
will be a fairly demanding class, fingers will get smashed
without a doubt. It would be helpful if you have a
non-crook cane-sized stick for the class, a fencing
mask, and some gloves would not be a bad idea either. I will
have a limited number of sticks to loan out.
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