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
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