Traditional Blackthorn Sticks

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Classic.

I'd love to learn shillelagh fighting.

Here's a list of people certified to teach the Doyle style in the US... not too close to you I'm afraid.

http://www.isfww.eu/grossbritannien-.../usa/index.php

You can check out some video lessons on YouTube to get an idea of the basic techniques:
http://www.youtube.com/user/byyon/videos

I don't think there's any rules!

Regards

Chas

That is a common misconception

According to the historian and hoplologist John Hurley, Irish faction fights actually did have some rules, also know as Shillelagh Law:
http://johnwhurley.com/hurleyframeset-2.html

Nowadays, some people have become interested in shillelagh fighting as a sport and those sorts of competitions have rules as well:
http://youtu.be/VV8fDH4bg5E

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Not much kilt wearing going on with the Irish Stick Fighters, I'm afraid...