Kilts and Martial Arts...

[macgreggor]

You are right KCW,
My preferred form of personal pain (mine not theirs) is TKD. While I do practice forms and such at home, all at the dojo BEG me not to take classes in my kilt. Something about I look scary enough as it is. lol (intentional small letters).

It is MUCh easier to move and jump in the kilt. No grabbing or binding. No worries about the "flash" thing though. The only way I can kick my opponent in the head is to knock 'em on the ground first. At that point regimental is the last worry on their mind.

At the least, if you are going to go about kilted, and you are practicing any martial art, I would think that practicing kilted is a MUST! Things are different, not worse or better, just different. Better to find out on the floor than in a situation.

Every parent owes their children some instruction in (nasty) self-defense. Too many things can go ugly too fast. (Free advice, worth what you paid!)

Greg

[Cinnabar]

I've been a student of aikido for about 3-4 years (not so long). I jokingly mentioned the idea of wearing a kilt to sensei to see the classes eyes well up in terror. Let's see: at 1 exposure of my parts per roll * 150 rolls or break falls per class = a nice trip downtown in a squad car for 150 counts of indecent exposure.

No thank you, I'll pass on the kilt.

[Caradoc]

Let's see: at 1 exposure of my parts per roll * 150 rolls or break falls per class = a nice trip downtown in a squad car for 150 counts of indecent exposure.

No thank you, I'll pass on the kilt.

Or you could wear something under the kilt while practicing. I've never gone through any martial arts class or practice (including aikido) without wearing at least a jockstrap if not a full "banana" cup (heavy plastic groin protector, for those not familiar with the term. As I recall, the Brits, Scots, and Irish call that a "box" but I could be wrong.)

[Caradoc]

At the least, if you are going to go about kilted, and you are practicing any martial art, I would think that practicing kilted is a MUST! Things are different, not worse or better, just different. Better to find out on the floor than in a situation.

That's exactly why I've been practicing kilted.

For one week every year, I'm in charge of the night security watch at a recreator's gathering of between 5000 and 8000 people.

They like to drink, too. We generally have at least three medevacs for ethanol poisoning, and at least one arrest for drunk and disorderly.

I prefer to let the county sheriff's deputies do their thing, but I'd really like to be able to defend myself if I have to. Hence the practice.

[SumoKilt]

Well in my limited experience, kilts are quite suited to Silat and boxing.

Kilts allow for a blade to be speed drawn on the run from the kilt hose.

I have done much shooting while kilted. I am the only kilt maker I know of who makes kilt holsters, and I can say that the kilt poses no obsticle to rifle, pistol, shotgun, sub machine gun, and crew served machine.

Although if knee pads are suggested.


Josh
WWW.Neokilt.com

[Caradoc]

Well in my limited experience, kilts are quite suited to Silat and boxing.

Kilts allow for a blade to be speed drawn on the run from the kilt hose.

Pretty much any pugilistic variety of martial arts works well. Grappling, as I've mentioned, can be a problem, as can any ground work.

The sgian dubh isn't something I'd consider as a combat knife in most of the situations I'd find myself, yet I've practiced the quick draw with it as well.

I also practice with staves (bo and jo) and the Lochaber and Dalcassian axes, since I carry one or the other most of the time I'm "on."

[Streetcar]

I've not gone to a class while kilted, but I do practice some stick and knife work (mostly Kali) as well as some of out "approved" DT while kilted.

It's always a good idea to train in what you would normally be wearing. Echoing others here, I know, but you really do move differently while kilted. Yes, it is physically less restrictive, but there is still a psychological aspect to remember. Most of us are very aware of "flashing" people accidentally.

You don't want that mind set to unconsciously keep you from kicking - or just taking a particular stance - that you might if you weren't kilted.

[SumoKilt]

Caradoc

I actually learned the concept from my granpa. The US Army Rangers wore leggings during WW2. They tied their knives...Dirks or whatever into them on the outboard side.

Then they could snatch thier blades on the run and pounce on the nasty bad guys with thier knives going stickety stick!

I have practiced this with my kilts, blades, kilt hose.

It works well for that sort of manouever.

[Monkey@Arms]

Resurrecting this (slightly) aged thread to say "howdy" to my fellow kali/eskrima practioners. Been playing with Filipino martial arts for a couple of years, including at various times Sayoc, Serrada and Lameco styles, but never yet in a kilt. When I first mentioned the idea in my training hall, the reaction was less than enthusiastic so I decided to let it drop for the time being. Some day . . .

Best regards,

Jake