Hello from Dublin

haha gotta love the primary school Irish.

hmm Caca milis. Tá an scamail sa speir, madra rua.

haha, what about "suas an staire" or...hold on...we are getting carried away now...this thread will be hundreds of words in Irish but meaning nothing....lol

okay, the last word on this to all here "Sláinte chugat"

tóg go bog é

Looks like I have entered a different world.
taking it easy is all very well, but when you struggle to keep up with the rest its a lot harder

jeez, I wish I paid more attention as a child.
Mick get practicing mate, I may need you as a translator

Craig

Ah Jon, agus tusa!

Craig, haha...yes the ole Gaelic tongue confusing you somewhat! We'll try to keep that to a minimum ;-)

brings back memories mate of my family talking like that from time to time. I have not heard it in years so I think id need to start practicing, unless Mr Tully wants a job as a translator

Craig

I didn't know you had Irish blood...reminds me of the lyrics of a Morrissey song...

"Irish Blood, English Heart this I'm made of. There is no one on Earth I'm afraid of"

Good song and good lyrics.

Anyway, sure if you feel out of the loop I'm sure mo chara Tully can step in and translate ;-)

When i was in school in ireland i spent most of my time getting my left handedness knocked out of me!
i was a citoug
is that the correct spelling?
Mick x

That is such an Irish thing...not sure why being left-handed was such a bad thing but bet now you're ampidextrous!

btw...the correct spelling is ciotógach (I will admit, I had to look that up...lol)

By the way Mick, if you were to refer me to a good JKD book, what would you recommend? A friend just gave me a copy of Bob Breen's 'Fighting'...am I on the right track to learning more about JKD with this book?

Hey Jonny

Yes mate, Irish blood, My family is from Athlone, most of my relatives were from around there, Irish blood it is mate.

Blimey jonny just noticed for someone who only been here like 2 days you are sure clocking up the posts.

what are the chances of you attending the SDF seminar we are holding in february mate? would be awesome to catch up.

Craig

Hey jonny
Bobs book is a great starting point,
From a pure Jkd perspective Kevin Seamans 'seeking the path of jeet kune do' is a great representation of jun fan/JKD
As most people know myself and a couple of the other 'jkd' guys on this forum study more along the lines of what used to be called concepts so therefore my study of classical jkd is more as a scholar as opposed to viewing it as the be all end all of my training regime
with that in mind i would say try either of Paul Vunaks books,Rick Fayes Panantukan book,Marc McFanns grappling and Bob Spour's Muay Thai.....not forgetting Fillipino martial arts by Guro Inosanto
mick x
check out www.integratedarts.co.uk
top tips
for some sage advice on training/life!

Hi Craig .. just to clarify for people reading, both my organisation and this forum have the SAME initials
Me; Self-Defence Federation ... SDF
here Self-Defence Forum also ... SDF

I havent got any problems with that but maybe one or two people might get confused and think I am organising the Feb seminar, especially as I will be teaching on it

just as clarification mate

Hi Dave

Thanks for that mate, that thought did cross our mind to begin with,
hence we have put on the advertisements that it is the self defence forum that is organising it mate. but I see where you are coming from

We have let everyone know what it is about and it has been placed as such in the newsletters etc that have gone out, as part of the self defence forum.

Thanks for that mate, always nice to check and make sure.
Glad to have you on board mate, will be good to meet you and catch up.

Craig

Craig

Ah, Athlone in the Midlands...that place has changed a lot over the years...then again, so has the rest of the country.

Yeah, I have been busy posting a few things over the past couple of days...just good to be getting stuck in on the forum!

I'd love to get over in Feb and hopefully will...I'll be in a better position to let you know after Christmas but it is high on my agenda as I'd love to catch up and train with you lads again...and with people I haven't train with before :-)

Thanks Mick...I'll certainly chase up on those books. It's a system that I haven't really looked at before as it doesn't seem to be practised in Ireland...not in Dublin or the surrounding counties anyway. I'd love to have a closer look though so thanks for that...that gives me some direction now.

No Worries Jonny
keep us informed mate, will be good to get some training in and catch up.
it will be a fantastic day.

Craig

come over in feb jonny
we'll have an early st.pats day
slainte
mick x

Really hope I can Mick...would love to come over. Just gotta sort out a couple of things, will know more about Christmas but will be doing my best to be there!

Craig wrote:My family is from Athlone, most of my relatives were from around there

Same here!

wahey, more irish bretheren


we really need some irish symbols on here

Craig