Indian clubs. Military stance & HEMA

Is the military stance with Indian clubs useful for HEMA practitioners?

Training with Indian clubs has a long history in the middle and far East. By contrast, in the West, Indian clubs are roughly 200 years old, when the Brits adopted the practice and brought it back to Europe. They changed a lot of things about Indian clubs, from the shape and weight, to patterns and exercises, to the way to stand with the clubs.


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We look at why the British focused on the military stance, and if it makes sense for you to use it or not, especially if you train for HEMA or any type of sword fighting. To help you decide, we’re also going to look at locomotion and the role of the core.

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What can Indian clubs do for you?
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❂ Physical benefits
Gently mobilizes the shoulders, elbows and wrists and improve range of motion
Strengthens the shoulder girdle and grip ( muscles and connective tissues) in its full range of motion
Consists of compound movements in multiple planes
Provides low impact cardiovascular exercise
Assists recovery from intense training
Improves the 3 pillars of physical literacy (body control , locomotion and object control)

❂ Mental benefits
It is fun and you forget you are training.
The rhythmic and repetitive patterns are highly meditative and calm the nervous system, like meditation.
Cross crawl exercises and other challenging moves improve learning capacity and stimulate neurogenesis, the creation of new brain cells.

❂ Heroic Sport | An ancient discipline
We have created the Pahlavandle ™ range to make it affordable for everyone to discover the benefits of swinging clubs.
Our clubs are easily adjustable, which is a modern twist on the ancient traditional Indian clubs used to train Tamil and Persian warriors and wrestlers.
Indian clubs were used in Europe and USA for remedial gymnastics in the 18th and 19th century, by pioneers of physiotherapy.

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We run instructor certifications (online and live), team building events and offer video downloads on our website at https://heroicsport.com/indian-clubs-...
All our educational material has been tested and structured since 2010, in a way that is easy for anyone to learn from home.

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