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The HISTORY of the IRISH STICK & the SHILLELAGH with Simon Keegan

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Keegan Bata - Irish Stick Fighting
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We again visited Simon Keegan in Manchester, who is the grandmaster of Keegan Bata, a school for Irish Stick Fighting. In this interview, he gives us an insight into his family history and the history of Keegan Bata. He talks about the origins of Shillelagh, the history of his family, which is deeply rooted in the history of Ireland and the Irish immigrants in Liverpool.

Chapters:
00:00 Opening
00:22 Introduction
01:01 About the seminar
01:38 History of Keegan Bata and the Shillelagh
06:08 Who can do Irish Stick Fighting?
07:01 What is the philosophy behind Keegan Bata?
07:51 What were faction fights in Irish history?
09:38 When did you start martial arts and Irish Stick Fighting?
10:46 Conclusion and call for support

All images, unless otherwise indicated, were kindly provided by Simon Keegan.

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14 Comments

@sobudo.academy Creator 2 years ago Pinned

Next seminar: 5th Oct 2024 from 11am to 2pm at The Oak Forest Hedge School close to Manchester (directions will be given), 3 hours of training for 10£. Please directly contact Simon Keegan for registration/questions under simonkeeganmedia@gmail.com and check out the Facrbook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1116251079000720/permalink/1510439899581834

@Kitiwake 2 years ago

There was an incident in Spain in 1807 where a coach carrying several seminarians from the Irish college in Salamanca, was held up on a lonely country road by two brigands with knives.

One of the seminarians disarmed both thieves with an Irish fighting stick.

@babylonsburning1 2 years ago

As I'm of Irish heritage I was told about the War Shillelagh, The long fighting stick that never had the thorns removed. It was like fighting with nails sticking out of a piece of 3 by 2.

@jamesdoherty7499 2 years ago

My grandfather was from County Cork and carried one!

@PaulVickers-n6k 2 years ago

Great video
Just brought one, I keep mine in back pack, hi from Derbyshire...

@karlbyrne6021 5 months ago

Aughrim is in Wicklow, very near to sheallagh. The battle he spoke about was the Byrne's against the British.

@DenisSheehan-f5y 4 weeks ago

Very interesting. I didn't know about a lot of that !

@richardmahoney6491 1 month ago

Very interesting, I learned a lot. Thanks

@Christopherogley 2 years ago (edited)

Ive one very similar...got it from a charity shop for a pound. Its a very old stick with the bole of the stick exactly the same. Are they of any value...it just feels like a weapon..also..do you think hurling comes from this tradition,?... what came first,the chicken or the egg. The Philippines have a massive stick fighting tradition❣️if in doubt..hug it out ©️

@DenisSheehan-f5y 4 weeks ago

It's stick fight here in ireland as far as i know .

@bruceanglais7584 10 months ago

I saw some eskrima sticks, interesting mix of techniques

@James-jd6in 2 years ago

I wonder was one of those priests john Kildale loughlin? He became a Bishop I think..he also was a spie for Arthur Westley (Duke of Wellington) during the peninsula wars