TAC Traditional American Combatives

Classes start 05/09 & 05/11

Learn Self-Defense and history while getting fit and having fun! Located at 1639 N. Hancock St in Philadelphia, class starts at 5:30 pm with instruction in:
Scientific Pugilism
Collar and Elbow Wrestling
Rough & Tumble fighting
Shillelagh
+ MORE!

First month is FREE! and only $50/month after with special discounts for Military and First Responders

An aerial photo of the old boxing grounds located in Belmont Hills just outside of the city limits of Philadelphia. This spot was the site of boxing going back to the early days of Bare Knuckle, including some Rough and Tumble fights.

Boxing was illegal in Philly so this area, along with League Island just south of the city, were prime places to hold bouts. Originally known as West Manayunk, after the incorporation of the city in the 1840's, the name changed as Manayunk became part of the city.

I was raised in Manayunk and spent a lot of my youth exploring this area as a kid with no knowledge of its history. Ironically I was in a fight as a kid, almost in this exact location lol only learning about this place and it's rich history back in the early 2000's when I discovered a newspaper article describing the Rough and Tumble fight between a saloon keeper from Manayunk and a guy from NYC.

I added 2 photos of the site today which is now a gas station

https://gougersparadise.com/2021/07/16/gouging-in-early-north-carolina/

Gouging in Early North Carolina “..history and legend have been unfair in having neglected North Carolina’s preeminence in a sport for which she is no longer recognized- that of boxing. It is not generally remembered …