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It takes 16lb of force per square inch to break a human skull and 22lb to break a coconut

gold is definitely more expensive then saffron these days 1kg saffron £2500 1kg gold £69750

Some native Americans put furrows in there arrows. It is thought the furrows added strength when fire-hardened.

Your liene is hiked up a little high isn’t it? I always thought it was worn just above the knee like a kilt

That soft tone and easy relaxed manner is surely the biggest warning there is in Ireland* Don't bother this Man ! lol 😂 Serious question do you have a method for protecting your hands ? Because, oh my life the pain is borderline unbearable and the hand doesn't heal properly... ever.

The sound of those stick's swoosh and clack is second to none. I have a stick that my Grandfather ( Shillelagh maker ) made from Gorse* He said it was the straightest, thickest piece of Gorse he'd ever seen . It's so light and springy but I don't know anything about it in the sense like, is Gorse suitable for fighting, would it break, all the usual questions I suppose. Slainte ∆

The Celtic Irish are of Canaanite heritage and the Gaels are descended from Hercules AKA Samson of the Tribe of Dan. I'm descended from Gaelic royalty! We were proudly the first royal house to be ousted by the first democracy- the Athenian line descended from Cecrops I and his son Gathelus. They came from Scythia, and my people's original name meant something like "the shooters" for their archery traditions. It's so nice seeing unique ancient Irish bowmaking. I wonder why they used those methods and what the benefits are.

The more you know, the less you carry. I always drill a hole into the tip of my cross country touring skis so I can easily make a pulling sled if the need arises. Semper Paratus

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They were not literate? Im surprised to hear that.....was that forced by the British or something? I wouldn't be surprised at that. So....is irish gaelic not a TEXTUAL language? I must be missing something....but i am interested in culture....

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In freedom units, 200 grams is about 7 ounces. Just shy of half a pound

Maybe you could do a colab with @kramerammonsarchery He is always asking his subs if there is a type of bow they want him to try making... and testing.

The string keeper idea has merit. Especially if you think of the string loop already around the bow and the keeper running down the bow back to hold it in place. It does seem placed awfully far above the nock in one picture. Why??? And the first examples didn’t have any obvious mock, right?🤔

That single side notch is going to give you an off-center string. We instinctively rebel against that...but maybe we shouldn't? I believe the Japanese bow has an off-center string. It puts the string over towards the side of the bow where the arrow rests. Makes it closer to being center-shot and may make correct arrow spine less crucial. Dunno....maybe I need to test that idea.... Great channel! Thank you!

Absolutely fascinating stuff! If I might put out a guess as someone with hardly any familiarity with archery, I know for high poundage bows people will sometimes use a bow stringer, I wonder if it might be practical for either the notch or eyelet to be used with a stringer while the other is used for the proper string itself. Look forward to seeing how your project continues!

Nollaid shona duit (sp??) Nathan, these videos that you produce are really amazing. Thank you!! The fact that bows existed in Ireland during the bronze age, yet are frequently omitted from the literature written hundreds of years later, maybe suggests it was seen as a norse introduction. But the fact that both have islets suggests there was something unique about archery in Ireland.... it must be the rain 😂😂😂

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The eyelit allow the bow to be strung with another string: helos to bend the bow and then strung with the bowstring slipping it into the nocks

There may be some tidbits of info in old sayings, songs, ballads and stories like "Rosin the beau" something about the eye in the bow or how it was strung. Im really interested in what you discover with this

Thank you fir the info I do find it interesting

It may be argued that once you do sport, styles go out of the window. A famous example is my friend Alfie Lewis. His black belt was in Lau Gar Kung Fu if I recall correctly. But Ticky Donovan put him on the English Karate team (because he was beating everyone). He came out in a white gi and black belt and some people (those he beat) complained. If then, someone is beating world class Karateka in Karate does that make them a defacto Karateka? Likewise if you entered a Kendo tournament and beat everyone at Kendo using Irish stick and Escrima techniques, would that make you a Kendoka? There is a school of thought that says yes. But the other school of thought is that competition is a minor part of the art. You cannot be a Goju Ryu Karateka if you don't know Sanchin. You can't be a Kendoka if you don't know what a Shomen Uchi is. Good video as usual.

A great many Native American bows have a carved loop or bored hole at the tip that appears not to be for stringing the bow. Rather, as a place to attach decoration. Also, I'm not asserting anything, but its not only possible, but common to string bows without nocks just by binding or wrapping the string.

I am 35 and use one of these from time to time. I wish we had this martial arts in america

Absolutely Nathan! Irish stick has sticks of the same size as a Hanbo or possibly a Jo, they work differently! Filipino styles often major on sticks but are different and vary even amongst themselves! The arts are a product of the area and cultures that produced them. Great video! Take care Graham

I wonder if anyone's looked into Bell Beaker archery in Ireland, there would've been bone/jet/jade wrist guards strapped to prevent bruising so the poundage might have been pretty good.

I wonder why it is that they didn't keep the original word (hold overs possibly related to the Bell Beaker bows?) but adopted Norse "bogí", they may have just been considered higher quality? As Irish elites also adopted Norse hatchets and Dane axes from the high Scandinavian population in the Hebrides that developed into the Sparth.

I'm Irish, and I have a Stick* My Granda made it for me when my mother was first pregnant with me, even though she had 3 daughters already he made a " fighting stick" from his own patch* that he was husband too in the ' wild ' I quickly grew to fit the stick he built. For a 6ft 2 light framed Man. Had it all my life, and if all this isn't already, corny enough ( ? ) I wouldn't swap it for any other weapon. I wouldn't swap it for everything I own. It's very presence in my life provides protection* and peace of mind* Which is priceless " Naturally. ∆

Glad to hear of the course

That is interesting. It's definitely been passed over. Reading over irish legends, etc, you'll only see slings & javelins mentioned.

I feel like it's similar to what Bruce Lee said about studying martial arts, that when he started a kick was just a kick, a punch was just a punch, when he started to get good & a kick wasn't just a kick, a punch wasn't just a punch, but now that he's mastered it a kick is indeed just a kick and a punch just a punch. Basically there are core movements that are common to almost all martial arts without which you can't honestly say you can fight - but every martial art has something special about it, maybe a training technique, maybe a way of doing certain blows, that others don't. These are the things that once you know how to fight, you add in that special sauce & someone from a different fighting tradition maybe won't know about it & it'll give you an edge, but if all you learn is that special sauce stuff, then turn up thinking you're now a fighter without having learned how to throw a punch or a kick, or do a takedown etc etc or how to block or parry or evade an attack, then you'll just end up on the special bus. You've evidently studied the core stuff and then some, so you'll be alright - I'm thinking of folks like Rokas from Martial Arts Journey who having taught Aikido for 7 years had the terrible realisation that aikido wasn't good for fighting. Ueshiba's initial class was taught to black belts in jiujitsu and karate - people who knew fighting - as special sauce stuff to make them even better, but an awful lot of folks learn aikido as their whole way of fighting, and get shocked when a boxer KOs them. Luckily Rokas has likewise made up his art's shortcomings by studying a bunch of other martial arts now.

Good stuff pal, would love to see a collaboration with my buddy tom from fandabidozi

Great channel, excellent video

Thanks for the video. I think I understand some of what you mean by different martial arts being different even though many of the moves are the same. In my late 20's, I tried to take a little karate. I found myself in a class where they set me aside and had a guy trying to teach me perfect form on a kick. I spent an hour trying to do the same kick over and over and over with only my right leg. They said that when I got that kick just right, I'd learn something else. I went home frustrated with asymmetrical back pain from an hour of doing the same motion with just one leg. I saw myself still standing to the side six months later trying to get that same kick just right. I wasn't even learning to throw the kick with power. I was just trying to get the form right. In frustration, I gave up. In my late 40's, I tried Krav Maga. I went to class where they taught us a series of steps to take if someone tried to choke us from the front. Before that started, we did about fifteen or twenty minutes of hard calisthenics. These included some punching and kicking, and they showed me roughly the right form for throwing a punch or kick. As they talked about the strikes needed to get out of the choke, they talked about how to throw the strikes with power. I went home feeling that if someone tried to put me in a front choke, I'd have an idea what to do. I'd at least have the confidence to act decisively. As they talked about the whole idea, they talked about how decisive action is sometimes all that a person needs to do. I realized that six months of Krav Maga would at least give me ideas for decisive action if I were attacked. Six months of Krav Maga would teach me how to put power behind any punches or kicks that I threw in self-defense. I wouldn't spend six months in the back of the class trying to get perfect form on a front kick. For each individual, a different approach will work better. Some people love the idea of practicing over and over and over to get perfect form before doing anything else. Others find that approach frustrating and demoralizing. I realize that someone who learns along the lines of that Krav Maga class and never works on perfecting his or her form will never be as good as the karate practitioner who develops perfect form and then develops power and then learns to put combinations together. On the other hand, strength still plays a part, and the stronger person with slightly less perfect form will often beat a weaker person with perfect form. I also recognize that some people are very much driven by the desire to learn a martial art as an art. Others are driven only by the desire to survive if they are attacked. Others are driven by a desire to participate in some kind of competitive sport. Each of the "arts" has a different focus. Many people in Krav Maga don't even consider Krav Maga to be a martial art. They see Krav Maga as a close combat system. No matter how much certain actions look the same, the overall activity is different if the focus is different. For me, the appeal would be learning to defend myself using a traditional weapon like the shillelagh. The shillelagh looks neat because of its historical significance, and being able to wield it effectively against an attacker would add to the appeal.

Sticks! They work.

Somewhere I've heard hurly sticks were sometimes used in combat. I'm aware that older sticks were more like hockey sticks than the modern hurlys. Can you do a video on them?

As your channel grows, keep the on-camera narration. I've been trying to connect with my Irish culture by telling the stories and cooking the recipes given to me by my great grandmother. The oral storytelling tradition seemed so important to her. You should keep that basic format as you go forward. Tell the stories that connect us.

Wonderful video!

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Was hoping to hear proper pronunciation of broilaidheacht in this