Our Intro to Irish Stick has 46 Videos with more added every couple of weeks. Instruction, drills, homework, context. Over 2 months of content (with more added as we go) created specifically for this course and SKOOL. Our Intro to Intermediate has much, much more content taking you even further down the walking path. Once registered for a Classroom, you have ongoing access to this material at a one-time cost! Hope to see more of you in the Classrooms!

I am really enjoying the stick punch guard.. I think it will be great for transitioning into grappling. The hands feel a bit exposed but I think that sparring will help me fix that, but at mid to close range It seems like it will be really effective!! Has anyone sparred using it against a fast style like kali or single stick(hema) and do you have any tips on not getting my hands mashed.

Why learn Irish Stick Fighting? There might be more positive reasons than you think... - something unique with a practical tool that is multi-purpose - Training tool is easily (and of course legally) transportable. - Can be elevated to combat sparring with a partner wearing protective gear to show where weaknesses and failures in training appear. - Not a ton of space required although nothing beats being out in nature with a training stick. - Solo work - mobility benefits. Tells you about how your body wants to and doesn't want to move :) - Low to high energy exercise. - As a last resort - possible self defence using a force multiplier. - Like most martial arts, gets your brain going on what you can do and how to put things together. - Stick can cost nothing if harvested or improvised...up to a classic heirloom Shillelagh (Blackthorn or Oak).

A brief clip on stick orientation. ☘️Please consider signing up for one of our two Irish Stick Fighting (Bataireacht) Classrooms. - 1 time cost - ongoing access with refreshes and updates!

Here are some of the sticks I have made to train with.. I make them mostly out of yew wood, but also hawthorn, Iron wood, crab apple, and oak. A friend of mine who speaks Scottish Gaelic told me that the word shillelagh might have something to do with willow. The are not black thorn but can still take a beating. Admittedly the middle one is massive but I made it after seeing my first cano corso. Luckily I teach martial arts and bushcraft for work so carving sticks is something I can do at lunch on my work days. The classes are so fun, and as i practice I am starting to see why holding the stick at 3rds makes sense. Even though it gives up reach. I am really looking forward to sparring after a few hundred more reps.