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Watch | Fitness coaches are now swinging Hanuman gadas

Watch | Fitness coaches are now swinging Hanuman gadas

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Watch: Fitness coaches are now swinging Hanuman gadas | Video Credit: The Hindu Akharas, a place of practice for Indian martial arts, are not for everyone. Traditionally a macho, male domain, they demand years of determination, sweat and perseverance. “Boys must start with rope climbing, swimming and Indian burpees. Only after three to four years […]

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How to swing a Hanuman gada

How to swing a Hanuman gada

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“I will not sell to a man with a big belly,” declares Gyanshankul Singh. As multifaceted as he is opinionated, Singh teaches wrestlers at the 490-year-old Swaminathan Akhara in Varanasi, in addition to being a certified strength coach, an arm wrestler and a self-confessed poet. He also makes traditional wooden fitness equipment that Indian wrestlers […]

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