This Site is concerned with a Modern Re-Creation of Ancient Indo-European Martial Arts.

It is also concerned with the Modern Practice of Indo-European Pagan Religion.

This site has been set up for everyone, but has a combat course for students of Tuan and Bear.

The Keeper of This Site is Tuan, a Modern Warrior and Priest who is currently in retirement. Questions regarding this Martial Arts material should be directed to tuan_o_greenfields@yahoo.com where there are Warriors who can intelligently discuss the principals of Ancient Combat which are described herein.

Combat and Martial Arts are an experiential thing which cannot be easily taught from a book or a website. The combat course contained within these pages is a guide, only, for the purpose of explaining some of the concepts which are used in Martial Arts. Experienced Martial Artists will likely find much information which they already know and hopefully, some new ideas which they have never encountered.

The Art of the Warrior is not the Art of Fighting. It is the Art of being a Human. It is the Art of standing up for fellow humans. It is the Art of surpassing your fears and facing challenges. It is the Art of turning Chaos into Harmony, Disorder into Balance, Hatred into Stillness, Rage into Calm. A Warrior is a complete Human Being. A Warrior is at Peace with his/her Gods and with the world.

Tuan and Bear are concerned with bringing back the essence of the Warrior Arts that were lost with our Culture two millenia ago.

Parts and Pieces remain, carried under cover of updated technologies, carried within our primordial brain. Much is lost and seeks to be recovered.

Recovery of the Ancient Warrior Arts of the Indo-Europeans and their descendants, the Celts, is a matter which begins with the oldest recorded stories, histories, myths and legends available.

Histories must be examined with care, as the recorders of history are biased and subjective in their approach.

Stories must be verified.

Legends must be verified.

Myths must be properly interpreted.

The Recovery of the Ancient Warrior Arts is also concerned with technique and the advance of technologies which render Ancient Skills impotent on the field of battle. Obviously, the techniques of Stone Age Warriors must change when faced with weapons of bronze. And the techniques of the Bronze Age Warrior must change when faced with Iron. Still more change comes with the advance of armor technology, of mobility, of supply and logistics. These are all important when researching the what, the why and the how of the Ancient Warrior Arts.

We are not concerned with Culture Specific Technologies. We are not concerned with only the Arts of the Ancient Irish, nor the Scot. We are concerned with the Arts of the Western European descendants of the Indo-European peoples.