TAC Traditional American Combatives

TAC Philadelphia will be starting group classes in Shillelagh and Pugilism beginning 5/3 & 5/5 at Hayes Memorial Playground 9850 Roosevelt Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19115 This will be an outdoors class. Contact Dan Kanagie 215-730-4794 for details

Arthur Chambers, British born, American Lightweight Bare Knuckle Boxing Champion (1872-1879) opened a saloon and sporting house in 1875, at the corners of Ridge Ave & Wood St in Philadelphia's 15th Ward (todays neighborhood of Fairmount). Called the Champion's Rest, or was said to contain "a large barroom on the first floor, a more modest but 'handsomely furnished, well ventilated, and well lighted' pool room on the second, and an exhibition room on the third. The exhibition room contained a 16-foot roped and staked ring where sparing matches, which drew audiences of nearly 200 people, were held at least every Saturday night."