What about the long kilts?

[GTRMAN]

I was just wanting to ask if there was any historical foundation for the "long kilt" that goes to the ankles.

I'm aware of the late medieval illustration of Scots in kilts of various length, but I was wandering if anyone could share any more information on the subject matter.

I seem to recall hearing a martial arts instructor mention that long skirts served well to conceal footwork, and I'm beginning to get the impression there was a lot of that in British traditional martial arts ("cock stepping," etc.) Just a thought.

This is for an illustration I'm making of kilted fighters.

The long skirts your martial arts instructor is referring to is a Japanese Hakama which is pleated and runs to the ankle or even to the floor.

[Roan Carter]

[QUOTE=GTRMAN]The long skirts your martial arts instructor is referring to is a Japanese Hakama which is pleated and runs to the ankle or even to the floor.


Yeah -- I recalled their functionality and was wondering if it was exclusive to the orient.

[Caradoc]

[QUOTE=Roan Carter]

The long skirts your martial arts instructor is referring to is a Japanese Hakama which is pleated and runs to the ankle or even to the floor.


Yeah -- I recalled their functionality and was wondering if it was exclusive to the orient.

I don't know about the exclusivity, but there's a Western Martial Arts YahooGroup that might be helpful - they cover a lot of the so-called "Celtic" martial arts, including Cumann Bhata, purring, single-stick, broadsword, etc.

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