Quote Originally Posted by GTRMAN
Being a martial artist, myself. I was wondering if any of you have martial arts experience and whether or not you've ever trained or worked out in a kilt? What was your experience like?
I've studied judo, jujitsu, aikido, some savate, and lately Krav Maga.

I'm no black belt in any of them.

Jo no kata in a great kilt is interesting, trying to keep the ends of the staff from tangling in the folds. Bo no kata is easier than jo because the longer staff puts the ends farther away, and the staff tends to sweep hanging cloth out of the way instead of tangling.

The sporran gets in the way in close quarters throwing repeated knee strikes (I've never tried throwing kicks above the waist in a kilt other than the close-quarters knee strikes).

Standing grapples aren't any different, and most throws have no difference, but groundwork is VERY different.