Kushti (Indian Wrestling) - The Physical Body DVD outtakes Part 7 (Warmups)

This is the 7th in a series of outtakes from The Physical Body DVD which explores "Kushti" aka Indian Wrestling. This part examines warming up.


Enjoy!

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A wrestler from the Chandigiram Akhara in Delhi runs through some of his warm up exercises under the guidance of his coach.

Kushti: Physical Body Outtakes Part 7 from Vincent Giordano on Vimeo.

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My Review from Dec 2007 of The Physical Body DVD:  

• http://www.stickgrappler.net/2007/12/review-physical-body-dvd-indian.html

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The other parts of the raw footage/outtakes in case you missed them:

• The Physical Body DVD Outtakes 1/2 - Hanuman Akhara in Delhi, India
• Physical Body DVD Outtakes 1/2 Part 2 - Jori/Gada swinging at Morchali Birbaba Akhara in Varanasi
• Kushti: Physical Body Outtakes Part 3
• Kushti:  Physical Body DVD Outtakes Part 4 - Rope Mallakhamb 
• Kushti: Physical Body DVD Outtakes Part 5 - Jor (paired practice)
• Kushti (Indian Wrestling) - The Physical Body DVD outtakes Part 6 (Yoga's Sun Salutation)

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For ordering info, please check out:

• The Physical Body DVD
• The Physical Body 2 DVD

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For further information:

• Please email:  "vanishingflame@NOSPAMgmail.com" (please take out the "NOSPAM" when emailing) about new DVDs
•  Kushti: The Physical Body outtakes series Video Channel

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Kushti (Indian Wrestling) - The Physical Body DVD outtakes Part 6 (Yoga's Sun Salutation)

This is the 6th in a series of outtakes from The Physical Body DVD which explores "Kushti" aka Indian Wrestling. This part examines Yoga's Sun Salutation with relation to Kushti training.


Enjoy!

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We take a look at surya namaskar and its relationship to a Wrestler's training and how this exercise echoes the dands and bethaks that are trained daily in the akhara.

Kushti: Physical Body Outtakes Part 6 from Vincent Giordano on Vimeo.

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My Review from Dec 2007 of The Physical Body DVD:  

• http://www.stickgrappler.net/2007/12/review-physical-body-dvd-indian.html

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The other parts of the raw footage/outtakes in case you missed them:

• The Physical Body DVD Outtakes 1/2 - Hanuman Akhara in Delhi, India
• Physical Body DVD Outtakes 1/2 Part 2 - Jori/Gada swinging at Morchali Birbaba Akhara in Varanasi
• Kushti: Physical Body Outtakes Part 3
• Kushti:  Physical Body DVD Outtakes Part 4 - Rope Mallakhamb 
• Kushti: Physical Body DVD Outtakes Part 5 - Jor (paired practice)

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For ordering info, please check out:

• The Physical Body DVD
• The Physical Body 2 DVD

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For further information:

• Please email:  "vanishingflame@NOSPAMgmail.com" (please take out the "NOSPAM" when emailing) about new DVDs
•  Kushti: The Physical Body outtakes series Video Channel

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Kushti: Physical Body DVD Outtakes Part 5 - Jor (paired practice)

Please check out this 5th clip of the raw training sequences from Vincent Giordano's The Physical Body 1 DVD. This was an outtake/unused footage. Like the first four clips, these are good for anyone who wanted more detail on Kushti aka Indian Wrestling, which was the subject of The Physical Body.

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My Review from Dec 2007 of The Physical Body DVD:  

• http://www.stickgrappler.net/2007/12/review-physical-body-dvd-indian.html

* * * * * * * *

The other parts of the raw footage/outtakes in case you missed them:

• The Physical Body DVD Outtakes 1/2 - Hanuman Akhara in Delhi, India
• Physical Body DVD Outtakes 1/2 Part 2 - Jori/Gada swinging at Morchali Birbaba Akhara in Varanasi
• Kushti: Physical Body Outtakes Part 3
• Kushti:  Physical Body DVD Outtakes Part 4 - Rope Mallakhamb 

Here we go!

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Part five focuses on Jor, in this case paired wrestling practice, at the Gaya Seth Akhara.

Kushti: Physical Body Outtakes Part 5 from Vincent Giordano on Vimeo.

Enjoy!

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For ordering info, please check out:

• The Physical Body DVD
• The Physical Body 2 DVD

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For further information on new DVDs, please email:

• vanishingflame@NOSPAMgmail.com(please take out the "NOSPAM" when emailing)

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Kushti: Physical Body DVD Outtakes Part 4 - Rope Mallakhamb

Here is the 4th clip of the raw training sequences from Vincent Giordano's The Physical Body 1 DVD. This was an outtake/unused footage. Like the first two clips, these are good for anyone who wanted more detail on Kushti aka Indian Wrestling, which was the subject of The Physical Body.

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My Review from Dec 2007 of The Physical Body DVD:  

• http://www.stickgrappler.net/2007/12/review-physical-body-dvd-indian.html

* * * * * * * *

The other parts of the raw footage/outtakes in case you missed them:

• The Physical Body DVD Outtakes 1/2 - Hanuman Akhara in Delhi, India
• Physical Body DVD Outtakes 1/2 Part 2 - Jori/Gada swinging at Morchali Birbaba Akhara in Varanasi
• Kushti: Physical Body Outtakes Part 3
• Kushti:  Physical Body DVD Outtakes Part 5 - Jor (paired practice) 

Are you ready for part 4?

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This fourth part of our series continues with the Mallakhamb, focusing this time on the Rope Mallakhamb.

Kushti: Physical Body Outtakes Part 4 from Vincent Giordano on Vimeo.

Enjoy!

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For ordering info, please check out:

• The Physical Body DVD
• The Physical Body 2 DVD

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For further information on new DVDs, please email:

• vanishingflame@NOSPAMgmail.com(please take out the "NOSPAM" when emailing)

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Kushti: Physical Body Outtakes Part 3

Please check out this 3rd clip of the raw training sequences from Vincent Giordano's The Physical Body 1 DVD. This was an outtake/unused footage. Like the first two clips, these are good for anyone who wanted more detail on Kushti aka Indian Wrestling, which was the subject of The Physical Body.


My Review from Dec 2007 of The Physical Body DVD:  

• http://www.stickgrappler.net/2007/12/review-physical-body-dvd-indian.html

The first two parts of the raw footage/outtakes in case you missed them:

• The Physical Body DVD Outtakes 1/2 - Hanuman Akhara in Delhi, India
• Physical Body DVD Outtakes 1/2 Part 2 - Jori/Gada swinging at Morchali Birbaba Akhara in Varanasi

Without further ado, here's Part 3!

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This third part of our Physical Body outtakes series focuses on the Mallakhamb. A modern art practiced throughout India, it was once known as "The Wrestlers Pole" and was an integral part of the ancient Wrestlers daily routine.

Kushti: Physical Body Outtakes Part 3 from Vincent Giordano on Vimeo.

Enjoy!

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For ordering info, please check out:

• The Physical Body DVD
• The Physical Body 2 DVD

For further information on new DVDs, please email:

• vanishingflame@NOSPAMgmail.com(please take out the "NOSPAM" when emailing)

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Physical Body DVD Outtakes 1/2 Part 2 - Jori/Gada swinging at Morchali Birbaba Akhara in Varanasi

Back on Jan 23, 2014, I posted:

• The Physical Body DVD Outtakes 1/2 - Hanuman Akhara in Delhi, India

Here is the 2nd part of the Outtakes:

"The second part in our Physical Body outtakes series focuses on Jori and Gada swinging at the Morchali Birbaba Akhara in Varanasi."

Kushti: Physical Body Outtakes Part 2 from Vincent Giordano on Vimeo.


Here is Part 3:

• Kushti: Physical Body Outtakes Part 3

Enjoy!

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For ordering info, please check out:

• The Physical Body DVD
• The Physical Body 2 DVD

For further information on new DVDs, please email:

• vanishingflame@NOSPAMgmail.com(please take out the "NOSPAM" when emailing)

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The Physical Body DVD Outtakes 1/2 - Hanuman Akhara in Delhi, India

Check out this clip of the raw training sequences from Vincent Giordano's The Physical Body 1 DVD. This was an outtake/unused footage. Good for anyone who wanted more detail on Kushti aka Indian Wrestling, that was the subject of The Physical Body.


My Review from Dec 2007 of The Physical Body:  

• http://www.stickgrappler.net/2007/12/review-physical-body-dvd-indian.html

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A series of short outtakes from the The Physical Body series focusing on the Hanuman Akhara in Delhi, India.

Kushti: Physical Body Outtakes from Vincent Giordano on Vimeo.

Parts Two and Three can be found here:

• Physical Body DVD Outtakes 1/2 Part 2 - Jori/Gada swinging at Morchali Birbaba Akhara in Varanasi
• Kushti: Physical Body Outtakes Part 3

Enjoy!

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For ordering info, please check out:

• The Physical Body DVD
• The Physical Body 2 DVD

For further information on new DVDs, please email:

• vanishingflame@NOSPAMgmail.com(please take out the "NOSPAM" when emailing)

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REVIEW (DVD): The Physical Body DVD: Indian Wrestling and Physical Culture by Vincent Giordano

Reviewed by Stickgrappler


WHAT IT ISN'T: This is not a how-to wrestle dvd, although martial artists of any experience will get something out of it. This is not a Panther video where something is shown in real-time and then that is repeated a few times in slow-motion, in addition to different angles to eat up the time.

WHAT IT IS: 60 minutes of an insider's look into a world 90% of us (if not more) will not have access to, nor have the inclination or resources to go researching by ourselves. Mr. Giordano, not only visited one akhara, but at least five (I lost count after five), to present a documentary that details the broad spectrum of how the dying art of Indian wrestling, kushti, is to-this-day still practiced.




There are similarities as well as differences in the akhara as well as training methods. What you get is a little of the old methods, a little of the new methods. When the modern MAist hears/reads "old methods", they sometimes immediatedly equate old with antiquated/outdated. This may be true with some things, but with the physical culture as well as the martial arts, this may not be true. Sometimes seeing is believing and after you have watched this DVD, you will believe that that cliche is untrue.
To see everyday grappling students practice in such spartan conditions with makeshift equipment is awe-inspiring. And add in seeing what looks to be a 6 yr-old boy doing what the adults do is definitely a sight to behold.

The bulk of the DVD is on the training methods as well as the training equipment themselves. This is like the icing on the cake of the DVD. The viewer is exposed to varying training apparatus from the clubs to the rope and pole and the routines that some wrestlers follow.
You owe it to yourself to check out this DVD if you are into grappling or physical culture, as well as MA history. It is professionally produced and it shows in the quality of DVD transfer. I recommend this DVD wholeheartedly and look forward anxiously to Mr. Giordano's future projects. Of personal interest is his upcoming books/DVD's on South-East Asian bareknuckle styles as well as the weaponry styles of the region.
ORDERING INFO:
http://www.thephysicalbody.com
$34.95 (check for shipping/handling charges)
Running time: 60 minutes
Format: DVD-R

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Please check out:

• The Physical Body DVD Outtakes 1/2 - Hanuman Akhara in Delhi, India (raw training footage)

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