Traditional Blackthorn Sticks

[CMcG]

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...

[Nick the DSM]

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



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...

Yeah, I figured no one would be around me.

Thanks for the links!

[Dale Seago]

Yeah, I figured no one would be around me.

Thanks for the links!

As a possible alternative, there appear to be a couple of Bujinkan training groups in the Charlotte area. While the art is a sogo budo or comprehensive martial system incorporating both empty-hand skills and a vast array of weaponry, one of the "basic" weapons is a stick around that length which is used not just for the obvious striking stuff but also for grappling/joint locks, chokes, and throws.

[Ryan Ross]

As a possible alternative, there appear to be a couple of Bujinkan training groups in the Charlotte area. While the art is a sogo budo or comprehensive martial system incorporating both empty-hand skills and a vast array of weaponry, one of the "basic" weapons is a stick around that length which is used not just for the obvious striking stuff but also for grappling/joint locks, chokes, and throws.

Aye, Sensei- I thought the same thing, after reading Nick's post.

If someone had been doing Bujinkan training for a good while, but was still interested in learning the stylistic elements of Doyle stick fighting, they could probably pick up darn near everything during a few weekend seminars. I should think, anyway... in watching youtube videos, I've never seen them do anything that looked too far removed from what I'd be inclined to do with a hanbo.