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Dog Brothers 2009 Euro Gathering

On July 24th 2009, I flew to Switzerland to fight at the Dog Brothers 2009 Euro Gathering.

In this, participants wearing light protective gloves and a fencing mask use sticks (or other weapons) in full-contact, no-holds-barred, one-on-one fights.  There are no judges, no referees, no trophies; only the chance to test oneself and improve as a fighter.

This year, there were over fourty fighters from Switzerland, Germany, England, Scotland, Italy, Spain, France, Poland, the USA, and for the first time ever, from Greece.  I fought four fights over two days, and look forward to participating in 2010 as well.

Dog Brothers 2009 Euro Gathering

"No judges, no referees, no trophies. One rule only: Be friends at the end of the day. This means our goal is that no one spends the night in the hospital. Our goal is that everyone leaves with the IQ with which they came..."

From the preamble used to start each Dog Brothers Gathering
In the fighters line-up
In the fighters' line-up
Closing the gap
Closing the gap
Low-line attack
Low-line attack
In the guard
In the guard
Exploiting the opening
Exploiting the opening
Friends at the end of the day
"Friends at the end of the day"