ATTN: Black Jack (and others)

[yenhoi]

Looking for net-resources on bare-nuckle boxing.

Thanks in advance!

:cool:

[apoweyn]

here's one black jack posted earlier and i bookmarked:

http://www.geocities.com/unlicensed2000/earlybareknuckle.html

[Black Jack]

I am swamped right now but I promise I will get you some stuff by later tonight.

There are a number of resources on the web that even have the downloaded old pugilism texts where you can learn and work techniques, read up on principles and training methods.

I will see what I can dig up out of my files.

Cheers,

That is one cool link huh Ap:)

[apoweyn]

oh yeah! i really dug the wrestling one you posted a while back too. good call, black jack.

[yenhoi]

TTT

[Black Jack]

Sorry Yenhoi,

Here is some stuff for now.

This is IMHO a great start for really learning the old bare knucle fistic methods of pugilism. A total technique and learning manuel.

You will see how rough and tumble wrestling and boxing was at one time the same in the Occidental martial arts of tavern room and back alley brawling.

The Science of Self Defence-1867/Price

http://www.geocities.com/cinaet/price.html

The next is another classic to add to the first/this one wrestling

Defensive Excercises-1840 Donald Walker

http://www.geocities.com/cinaet/walker.html

Here is a long but very interesting manuel on bare-knuckle boxing from the Oxford College.

Fewtrell's Sciece of Manuel Defence

http://users.ox.ac.uk/cgi-bin/safeperl/zool0328/Fewtrell.cgi

Here is also a site on some veyr tough fighting men, including bare knuckle like Cribbs and Sulivan.

http://www.geocities.com/unlicensed2000/index.html

Of late I am trying to get some info on the system of Purring.

It is a British system of fighting with the feet, I believe it was brought to America and used by the coal miners in the Eastern states like PA, they fought with Iron toed work boots, they had matches for money and to settle disputes, and from what I hear it was NASTY, I think in England they called it Cutlegging.

Cheers and I hope this helps.

[yenhoi]

Very nice!

Thanks!

[raving_limerick]

Yenhoi-

For a more academic history of the spread of bare-knuckle boxing in America, check out Elliott J. Gorn's book, The Manly Art. It's pretty interesting and talks about how the old underground bare-knuckle matches were held up until the glory days and then into the last years of the sport with John L. Sullivan.

Other resources that I vaguely remember...

Check out the Western Journal of Martial Arts: WJMAS (http://ejmas.com/jwma/jwmasplash.htm)

The Journal of Manly Arts: Journal of Manly Arts (http://ejmas.com/jmanly/)

I also think Alliance Martial Arts had some info and links to early manuals, as well as Heritage? (I'm a bit foggy at the moment).

If you're in a library too, you might want to look up James Fig who was one of the early masters, Jack Broughton (who came up with the first codified set of prizefighting rules), and Bill Richmond (one of the first boxing strategists).

Other manuals to look for in the library or online:

Samuel O'Rouke-- "The Art of Pugilism"
Anonymous-- "Whole Art of Boxing With Instructions in the Manly Art of Self Defence"
Owen Swift-- "Boxing without a Master"

If you can't find anything, I also have a few manuals on my computer in *.jpeg format that I could email you. Send me a PM if you want.

[Black Jack]

Yeah, for a academic list that is real good, I forgot the darn author, the book is on my shelf somewhere but its pretty large book called "The Illustrated Guide to Boxing."

Lots of bareknuckle history in that one. A good evolution of the times.