The Footpad and the Cane (1905)

The Shiner faction working with The Footpad and the Cane article. There is lots in this article that does not make sense to me. but it was fun trying out what the vague descriptions might mean. My first impression was that , the idea that a person should try hitting a gun with a stick when it is aimed at your head is a little crazy to me. Just give the guy your wallet and pray he does not blow your head off . These are much different times than then.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• footpad
• irish
• stick
• fighting
• Bataireacht

[zibtor]

I found this to be the case with this article. There was just too much disrespect of a mugger with a gun. The article even says that all you have to do most times is just stand your ground and they will give up. Not in this day and age. Still it was fun to play around with. Also note that we were just doing this stuff after reading it so we were trying to figure out what the article was saying, very poorly i might add. it was very hard to figure out what was meant from the description,

[schopenhauer1962]

The problem is that there is always a gap between martial arts theory and the real life situation. A mugger with a loaded gun is rare, but very dangerous, because of the fear and maybe the uncertainty about his gun knowledge. A more real life situation is the mugger with a knife, that would make more sense. I use the Shilelagh in my class as a very effective self defense tool, my problem is that it is such a nice piece of craftmanship that I think twice before hitting some creep with it. ;)

[David43515]

First!!!!!!! But seriously, I know the article and I think you make the Irish Guard techniques look very practical. I`ll have to give `em a look.