World Combat Sports

World Combat Sports include Ancient, Medieval and Traditional Sports such as Sumo (Japan Wrestling), Kickboxing (Thailand), and Medieval Armoured Combat (Europe).

Note: To Return to eirball.online or to view the other eirball websites please click on the Landing Page Links here (alternatively to view links to results scroll down):

Landing Page Links

Go to Eirball.ie Major Sports Home Page
Go to GAA.world (Eirball) World Gaelic Games Home Page
Go to Eirball.online Individual Sports Home Page
Go to Eirball.world World Sports Archive

Results and Tables Links

World Combat Sports

woman in black shirt and black shorts carrying black leather shoulder bag
Photo by cottonbro on Pexels.com

Kickboxing (Thailand)

Kickboxing Ireland

Kickboxing originated in Thailand. Kicks as wel as punches are allowed, as are a variety of weapons.

Galway International Kickboxing Challenge (Years): 1998

Kickboxing Ireland Award Winners (Years): 2019

grayscale photo of a sumo wrestling match
Photo by Alan Stoddard on Pexels.com

Sumo (Japan)

Sumo World Championships

John Gunning was the first Irishman to compete in the Sumo World Championships for Ireland.

Irish International Sumo Wrestlers

John Gunning Irish Sumo Wrestler

Sumo Reference

I have it on the authority of John Gunning that this Referece website is one of the best ever. The German who compiled it went through over 100 years of Japanese Newspapers. It cnntains the results of every Japanese Sumo bout ever recorded back to early 1900s or before. 

Sumo Reference: http://sumodb.sumogames.de/

photo of men holding weapons
Photo by Rene Asmussen on Pexels.com

Medieval Armoured Combat

Medieval Armoured Combat Ireland

MACI Claregalway Castle Group Fights (Internationals)(Years):2017