Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Indian Physical CultureIndian Wrestlers have been swinging heavy clubs for centuries in order to build upper body strength and endurance. This picture was taken in 1973 -- and I sure wouldn't want to step in the ring with this guy.
Labels: Heavy Indian Club Swinging, Indian Physical Culture, Indian Wrestlers, Traditional Exercise, Wrestling Training
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Friday, July 24, 2009
Wooden MeelsIndian and Iranian Wrestlers have been swinging Heavy Wooden Indian Clubs for centuries in order to build upper body strength and stamina. These are know as Mils, Meels or Jori depending on which country you may be in at the time. Either way swinging these are one hell of a workout.
This pair weighs 20 pounds each - we may have them available at some point as well. Otherwise, you can see large wooden clubs very similar to these in action in the Physical Body Indian Wrestling DVDs.
Labels: Heavy Indian Club Swinging, Heavy Indian Clubs, Indian Physical Culture, Indian Wrestling, Meels, Wooden Meels
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Tuesday, June 02, 2009
Nail-Studded MeelsIndian wrestlers swing heavy clubs known as Jori to build their upper body strength and stamina. As if the heavy clubs are not enough of a challenge, just to keep things extra strict, the strongest wrestlers are able to swing heavy nail-studded meels such as these.
Labels: Heavy Clubs, Heavy Indian Club Swinging, Heavy Indian Clubs, Indian Physical Culture, Jori, Meels, Nail Studded Meels
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Thursday, April 30, 2009
Traditional Indian Club TrainingDespite the lure of more 'modern' gyms, at places like the Shri Kashi Vyayamshala physical culture school in Varanasi, India, traditional training techniques are still being taught to younger generations. Here a group of students is learning to swing the light Indian clubs. Also note the Mallakhamb, or Wrestler's Pillar in the background.
Labels: Indian Club Swinging, Indian Clubs, Indian Physical Culture, Indian Wrestling, Mallakhamb, The Physical Body DVD, Traditional Exercise, Wrestler's Pillar
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Sunday, April 13, 2008
| One of the unusual pieces of training equipment in traditional Indian Physical Culture is the "Gar Nal" or stone wheel. As pictured, Indian Wrestlers would wear the stone ring around their neck to add resistance while they performed their squats and other leg exercises. |  The Stone Wheel |
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Tuesday, February 05, 2008
| The Gada, or Mace, is one of the traditional pieces of training equipment in Indian Physical Culture. The Gada consists of a heavy iron or stone ball attached to the end of a stick. Maces of various weights and heights are used depending on the athlete's strength and skil llevel. For training purposes, the Gada is swung behind the back in several different ways and is particularly useful for building grip strength and shoulder endurance. |  The Gada (Mace) |
Labels: Equipment, Gada, Indian Physical Culture, Kushti, Mace, Training Equipment, Unusual Training Equipment
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Saturday, January 26, 2008
| Lest we forget, that Indian Clubs actually did come from India... This sequence is from The Encyclopedia of Indian Physical Culture and is featured as a method for keeping the shoulders strong and flexible. It was suggested that children especially should be taught the Indian Club exercises in order to build a foundation of strength as well as good posture. |  Indian Clubs |
Labels: Encyclopedia of Indian Physical Culture, Indian Club Benefits, INdian Club Exercises, Indian Clubs, Indian Physical Culture, Shoulder Exercise, Wooden Indian Clubs
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Thursday, December 13, 2007
| Swinging heavy Indian Clubs is a very intense workout and has been a part of Kushti (Traditional Indian Physical Training) for centuries where they are known as "Jori". Indian Clubs also appear in many other ancient physical training programs including Iran, where they are known as "Meels." These Indian Clubs are about three feet long and weight 26 pounds apiece. |  Heavy Indian Club Swinging |
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Monday, November 26, 2007
Karl Gotch a very good amateur wrestler and an even better Professional wrestler after learning the "tricks of the trade" at Billy Riley's "Snake Pit" Gym in Wigan, England.
In Japan he was known as "The God of Pro Wrestling" and many of the most famous Japanese wrestlers are among his students.
In Japan he was known as "The God of Pro Wrestling" and many of the most famous Japanese wrestlers are among his students.
What he was even more famous for though was his conditioning -- it was his feeling (and rightfully so) that as a combat athlete "Conditioning is your best hold." He incorporated a number of elements into his training including rope climbing, bodyweight calisthenics, wrestling drills, muscle control and traditional indian physical culture exercises. Gotch once did 9001 straight Hindu Squats to best a training feat by The Great Gama. |  Karl Gotch: The God of Pro Wrestling |
Labels: Bodyweight Calisthenics, Combat Athletes, God of Pro Wrestling, Indian Physical Culture, Karl Gotch, Karl Gotch Workout, Muscle Control, Rope Climbing, The Great Gama, Wrestling
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Monday, November 19, 2007
The Encyclopedia of Indian Physical CultureIndian Physical Culture has always been a fascinating thing to me. What's puzzling is that even though this tradition goes back thousands of years, there is actually very little written about these ancient training techniques.
For years I had heard of a book written all about it called "The Encyclopedia of Indian Physical Culture" but copies were impossible to find... but one day I had the opportunity to obtain one for a handsome price.
I took that opportunity without a moment's notice and the book was every bit worth the wait -- over 700 pages of material with numerous pictures and detailed diagrams of training techniques that I never even knew existed -- all in English. (No, it's not for sale, don't even ask.)
Labels: Encyclopedia of Indian Physical Culture, Gada, Indian Club Swinging, Indian Clubs, Indian Physical Culture, Physical Culture
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