I’m at all times fascinated by British martial arts, as a result of, properly, it’s the place I’m from. A few of them have survived in small communities – primarily wrestling – and much more of it has been recreated from previous manuals, which is principally the weapons methods, which HEMA has promoted.
Probably the most well-known one is Catch Wrestling, which due to the well-known Billy Robinson has an precise unbroken lineage from right this moment that reaches again into the previous. Billy Robinson educated within the well-known Snake Pit in Wigan below Billy Riley. You may see them on the Snake Pit on this well-known documentary:
Full documentary on Catch Wrestling: Catch the maintain not taken:
The historic fight methods of Britain
I’d advocate giving the most recent episode of the Strenuous Life Podcast that includes Oz Austwick of English martial arts a pay attention. It’s in regards to the topic of British martial arts, and what we now have left. Listed below are the present notes:
“In episode 395 of The Strenuous Life Podcast I speak to Oz Austwick, who has extensively studied armed and unarmed fight methods in England and Europe. Right this moment we concentrate on the historic wrestling methods of England…
- Cornish, Lancashire, Devonshire, Cumberland and Westmoreland wrestling and catchwrestling
- The affect of Japanese Judo and Jiu-Jitsu on English Wrestling
- The nice Billy Robinson and his affect on Kazushi Sakuraba
- Satoro Sayama and the delivery of Shootwrestling
- American vs British catchwrestling
- The mixing of jiu-jitsu with catchwrestling
- Leglocks and conventional BJJ
- And far more.”