The Hero with a Thousand Holds

Exploring our common grappling heritage.

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As the modern revival of the Irish national wrestling style continues, it’s time to lay old myths to rest.

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We are live. Just one more step in making this whole revival official.

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My first day of freedom after quarantine and I decided to make a music video. Half an advertisement for the podcast, half a reminder of just how universal this whole grappling thing is.

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New episode now online! Social activities with masks before it was cool.

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Coming soon... https://t.co/8sSfZcCpIr

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Keep practicing those quarantine hadoukens...

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Final video in the short instructional playlist that will hopefully give people a solid foundation from which to start trying out some practice bouts and/or tournaments of their own. We've gone over the trips and throws - now here's how you actually win.

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The AMA topic on r/bjj is now live! Technically it kicks off at 8pm CET, but if you have any questions feel free to start firing away with them already.

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For anyone who's stuck at home and/or restless because all our usual murder-yoga basements are closed, I'll be doing an AMA on r/bjj tomorrow evening at 8pm CET.

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Working from home = a bit more time on my hands to kickstart some things I've had in mind for the past few months. So, podcast shirts are now available! Navy, grey, and black, in sizes S, M, and L.

You can order them directly from the new online shop at https://t.co/52QL83RN4D

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First round of orders sent out to Ireland, Germany, Austria, Poland, Norway, Denmark, Estonia, Ukraine, Canada, the US, and UK.

Still fifteen patches left. 20cm diameter, €10 to anywhere in the world.

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Or, since you apparently can't DM on Twitter without being mutual followers first, you can also just drop a comment here.

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Got a batch of Collar and Elbow patches done up to help spread the word via the gi jackets/travel rucksacks/thrash metal waistcoats of the world. Currently 25 of them left up for grabs.

20cm diameter, €10 to anywhere. Just drop me a PM for details.

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@ctremors Done! I actually forgot that's how DMing on Twitter works.

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An Irish-language version of the competition rules for Collar and Elbow is now available. This is quite probably the first time in history such a thing has existed, as bouts in Ireland were generally always governed… https://t.co/pcR91Xfvn9

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Cén fath go dtabharfá neamh-aird ar 50% den cholún daonna?

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@TCMHealthJL Just PM me your email address and I'll send it on to you.

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At the BJJ Globetrotters camp past summer, I taught a workshop on “Writing for BJJ”. While I was preparing it, I noticed that generally martial arts/grappling-related writing (including this podcast) skews *heavily*… https://t.co/94SRmVUe0g

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@AdamLloyd15 Man, that would be amazing. I've found old illustrations of C&E, but so far have been unable to track down any actual photos of matches or exhibitions.

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This might legitimately be the only historical photo of Collar and Elbow. Two old guys in 1967 reminiscing about how their tiny Vermont village once produced a world champion in the style, and giving a demo of how it was practiced by their grandfathers and great-grandfathers.