Wanna learn how to brawl like an 19th century Irish faction fighter ? Then come to my workshop to learn a method halfway between MMA and saber fencing 🙂

Weapon: Shillelagh (Irish Cane)

Source: Antrim Bataireacht (oral tradition)
Defensive exercices (Donald Walker, 1840)
Broadsword and Single-stick (Allanson-Winn, 1890)
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Antrim Bata (“Antrim Stick Fighting”) is a martial art originating from County Antrim, in Northern Ireland, with its earliest recorded forms dating back to the 19th century. Developed within the context of “Faction Fighting,” it emphasizes the use of a four-foot-long stick called “Shillelagh.” Initially preserved by the Ramsey family, the style was taught to Maxime Chouinard in 2007, who subsequently undertook the project of sharing it with the world. As a rather comprehensive fighting method, students are taught not only strikes with the stick, but also thrusts with the ferrule, as well as punches, kicks, and throws.

In this workshop the student will be taught the basics of Antrim Bataireacht. This includes strikes and parries with the stick as well as appropriate tactical principles.

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Skill level of Participants: Any skill level
Needed Equipment: Mask. Gloves. If possible : rattan stick (Cane length)

About the trainer – Romain Meister

I have been practicing martial arts in Switzerland (on the shores of beautiful Lake Geneva) for over eight years. Altough I started with longsword at Unil’AMHE, I decided a few years later to focus on atypical 18th and 19th-century systems such as Antrim Bata (under the tutelage of Maxime Chouinard), and German cut and thrust fencing (under the guidance of Tobias Zimmermann in Munich). In addition to fencing, I’ve been a regular practitioner of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and freestyle wrestling for several years.