Warrior

Warrior

Ancient Celtic peoples are often described as having been a 'warrior' culture and many modern people still self identify as warriors. Views of what is meant by the term warrior often differ from person to person with many people hearing the term used and having their concept colored by very negative connotations. In Comhaltacht Draiocht we celebrate the warrior identity of our culture and of our people viewing it as a strong component of our spiritual and cultural structure. We dismiss and disregard negative connotations that have been applied to the warrior spiritual and cultural identity and, rather, we embrace the term properly used, recognizing the role and place of the warrior among the people.
The warrior is the one who protects the system of order by standing between our world and disruption. He or she goes in harms way to defend and protect, standing at the borders, the edge of the sea and in the fords. Always ready to step from our world of peace into a world of wildness from comfort into danger. These walkers of the edges are able to move from cosmos to chaos defending us from disruptions be they external or internal. Our world is built from the center to the edge, who will be our edge if not the warrior?
Not everyone is a warrior, in fact, most are not, but we welcome those who are warriors. Some consider themselves to be 'spiritual warriors' while others are the kind of warrior who carries weapons and who sometimes has to use them and who risks and sometimes receives a broken body or mind. There is a place here for the more metaphorical warriors and for the more physically manifest warrior. We hope that the links below help to provide some support and guidance.

Laochra Cuallacht

Development of Western Martial Arts Culture

Western European Martial Arts