Clog Fighting

ChrissieB · 10-09-2007, 10:34

Does anyone recall any stories or tales of clog fighting in Clayton-Le-Moors ? This was a popular sport amongst colliers at the beginning of the 20th century. I once heard this was quite a regular event on a Sunday night in Barnes Square.

Mancie · 10-09-2007, 11:07

Not sure about the early 20th century but this was still going strong on Saturday nights in the 70's..just after last orders outside the chinese on Blackburn road!

ChrissieB · 10-09-2007, 11:22

MargaretR · 10-09-2007, 12:07

I have never heard of it before but found this
SKAB - Shin Kicking Association of Britain
Ps they were NAKED!!!

ChrissieB · 10-09-2007, 13:03

Thanks

Wasn't it just brutal !!!
I'm researching for family history reasons

WillowTheWhisp · 10-09-2007, 14:20

That is so barbaric and completely mad.

BERNADETTE · 10-09-2007, 14:26

And we wonder about people today, there have been crazy folk around since time began!!!

LancYorkYankee · 10-09-2007, 18:22

Gosh, I thought you had mistyped and meant dog fighting!

Now I've got to picture me Granddad, as a young lad, working his butt off in the Ashton mines. Then, as a brief respite, getting naked and kicking the crap out of another naked bloke!

THIS IS NOT A PRETTY PICTURE!!! (no sonder he joined WW I and then shipped out to the States!)

Brian

PS - Shou;ld one hand out negative karma for someone making you feel all yucky inside?

cashman · 10-09-2007, 19:14

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Originally Posted by Mancie

Not sure about the early 20th century but this was still going strong on Saturday nights in the 70's..just after last orders outside the chinese on Blackburn road!

sorry for being pedantic mancie but it was the "Royal" then, i used to do the friday night disco in them days.lol have heard tales from owd colliers long ago about clog fighting, but the memorys a bit hazy these days, though "Bare Knuckle Fighting" is still going strong,mainly in the gypsy community, a mate has some videos of em n they are not for the faint hearted. theres "Big Money" involved in them occasions.

LancYorkYankee · 11-09-2007, 18:10

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Originally Posted by cashman

sorry for being pedantic mancie but it was the "Royal" then, i used to do the friday night disco in them days.lol have heard tales from owd colliers long ago about clog fighting, but the memorys a bit hazy these days, though "Bare Knuckle Fighting" is still going strong,mainly in the gypsy community, a mate has some videos of em n they are not for the faint hearted. theres "Big Money" involved in them occasions.

Thanks for that Cashy. I will erase the pic of me Granddad "clog fighting" and place him in the Bare Knuckles ring. Much better vision!

Brian

Eric · 13-09-2007, 17:33

Quite often when I am reading posts on Accy Web, things come to the edge of my memory, I'm not quite sure they are correct, but they are there. I do believe I remember the term "porrin matches"; I may be wrong, but I think it was a term for clog fighting. But I do clearly remember wearing clogs, and what a weopon they would make!