Sports

Martial Arts

The Bohemians have inherited four primary traditional Irish martial arts. These include:

• Dornálaíocht, which is the Irish word for boxing

• Coraíocht, which is the Irish word for wrestling

• Speachóireacht, which is the Irish word for shin-kicking

• Bataireacht, which is the Irish word for stick fighting

The culturally iconic Irish practice of boxing, Dornálaíocht, is the most popular martial arts practice for Bohemians to spectate, however, it is not the most widely practiced martial art. The most practiced martial art is that of Coraíocht and almost all Bohemians begin experimenting with this through play fighting as young children and eventually graduate to formal lessons as older children.

The Military train their soldiers in the practice of each of these traditional Irish martial arts, however a particular emphasis is placed on Coraíocht, which has evolved over time to incorporate aspects from other non-Irish martial arts such as Krav Maga. In particular the Krav Maga techniques of disarming an armed opponent have been integrated into the practice of Coraíocht. The practice of Coraíocht is therefore more popular and more practiced by Bohemian military personnel than any other Irish martial arts due to the fact that it is more practical and has a greater military application.

In contrast the practice of Speachóireacht is not nearly as popular with the majority of Bohemians and has mostly been integrated into a new form of kick-boxing martial art that merges techniques from both Dornálaíocht and Speachóireacht, but even this is not widely practiced.

The practice of Bataireacht is only mildly popular with the general Bohemian population, however, it does have a dedicated core of extremely passionate followers. The Four-Leafed Clover Brigade of the Seamróg Cult is a good example of a group of individuals who are obsessed with the practice of Bataireacht.

Other Sports

The Boheme are really into their sports, both for spectating purposes and also participating. Many clubs and teams exist in virtually every sport and many of these clubs are Clann-based. It is also not uncommon for several clubs to exist within the same Clann for the larger sports.

It goes without saying that a by-product of their passion for sports and games, a massive gambling culture exists.

The top five most popular sports in terms of viewing include:

1) Ship Racing (XX-Small Ships through to Small Ships)

2) Gaelic Football

3) Boxing

4) Hurling

5) Horse Racing

Other popular sports include:

• Axe Throwing

• Wrestling

• Gaelic Handball

• Rounders

• Archery

• Spear Throwing

• Fencing

• Rifle and Pistol Shooting Competitions

• Sailing

• Hang Gliding

• Kitesurfing

• Paragliding

• Wind surfing

• Wood Cutting

• Sport Climbing

• Rowing

• Swimming

• Athletics (Running and Jumping)

• Billiards

• Table Tennis

• Weight Lifting

• Alpine Skiing

• Gymnastics

• Drone Racing

Other less athletic sports commonly played include:

• Fidchell (ancient celtic chess game)

• Board Games