you keep these ancient Indian exercise alive....keep it up these exercises provide inner strength not fake muscles.....

bamboo and concrete is very very Indian. Making stuff with what's available instead of buying one made by a company.

I'm so happy I found this channel!

I really appreciate the quality of your work put on this video: Clear and understandable explanations for neofits like me.

Man I love it!!! I enjoy learning all kinds of club swinging. Thanks for this flawless presentation and sharing the knowledge

Thanks Paul. Great idea of marking the mace handle - I'm marking mine now. Keep up the excellent tutorials!

@Wolkowinski

10 жыл бұрын

The marking is very beneficial when exhaustion sets in, it is very useful to train in front of a mirror, so that you can visually maintain good form. Let me know how you get on.

Excellent. Humble, informative and knowledgeable. Not afraid to admit when you made mistakes. Keep these videos coming.

Excellent Paul. Very valuable contribution to my understanding and use of the mace.

@Wolkowinski

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment, my trip to India was certainly an eye opener. I was very fortunate to find a guide who was an ex wrestler with local knowledge. It would have been very difficult to gain access to the Akharas I managed to visit without his help. I am planning to go back in August for the Cobra festival, which has many competitions including Gada and Jori Clubs.

Bamboo Mace is now set. Time for Maiden swing.

@Wolkowinski

10 жыл бұрын

Great go for it, but don't rush it, it's a learning curve.

What a great video and you are a beast for swinging that 12kg mace around! very impressed. Thank you!

Thanks for the video, I have been getting into heavy maces and looking forward to trying the launch technique, looks like I have been doing it the hard way!

Awesome video! Amazing home gym! Thanks for sharing.

Thank you for the videos on Indian club bells and mace bells. I think I’ll build a Gada too. The video you took in the Indian backyard/street was fascinating.

@Wolkowinski

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comments, building a Gada is well worth it, it is a big learning curve, but don't let that put you off, it's well worth it. Yes India is a.a.a.a.amazing, I'm going back this year.

Excellent information, all your videos. Thanks for sharing.

@Wolkowinski

7 жыл бұрын

Appreciate your comment, thank you.

Im loving your videos thanks!

Your gym looks very cool, going to pick some clubs up.

Great explanation and demonstration of technique.

@Wolkowinski

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment, glad you enjoyed my video, wishing you all the best in training for 2014.

Hi paul, Great video! Id like to see you make another on the mace, The longer the video the better :)

@Wolkowinski

9 жыл бұрын

PlantsAsMedicine Thanks for your comment. Will do.

Great video , thanks, when is your next world tour. I' ve got a mace, but I am making one of those bamboo shafted ones, they look cool.

Great observations!!

EXCELLENT INSTRUCTION AS ALWAYS.....

@Wolkowinski

10 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for your comment, it's great to be able to share this information. All the best for 2014.

Hey Paul thanks again for all your high quality, free, content! Where is that red and grey first steel mace from? Looks excellent.

Thank you for share it.

@Wolkowinski

10 жыл бұрын

Thank for your comment, happy you like the video.

Without doubt the best mace instructional video I've seen. Great tips. Thanks Paul. When you made the bamboo mace did you just bury the bamboo as is into the concrete or did you put a screw through at right angles to give something for the concrete to hold onto (hope that makes sense).

@Wolkowinski

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks, glad you found it useful. To answer your question regarding screws, the answer is yes, I used two at right angles to each other. For full instructions with photographs, please vist my website at this link:- www.indianclubs.com.au/portfolio/home-made-clay-pot-gada-mace/

If I feel lack of strength training for upper body, pick my mace and swing him for five minutes without break

I'm might sound idiot, there was a time I almost gave up lifting weights, all I did was 100 dands/hindu pushups Gada-Swings... I was feeling than lifting weights and maintained muscle mass in delts, pecs... but my Lats were also sore, even though I wasnt doing any direct back workout... how did that happend ??

I was wondering which muscles are primarily targeted during a typical gada workout. I myself felt it mainly in the upper side of my forearms the day after a workout.

@sudarshankumar8769

6 жыл бұрын

RichardJinny full upper body, mostly shoulder with great flexibility

Hello and thanks for the great video! I have some bamboo and it's still a little green in appearance. Does that matter at all? Will it shrink after it cures a little more? I've made two gadas a few years back one with a wooden shovel handle and one with a steel pipe - placed inside of a large PVC "T" shaped fitting - it resembles a large sledge hammer and is very heavy. You've really inspired me to get into this again! Thanks

@Wolkowinski

10 жыл бұрын

I have never tried using green bamboo, it is really important to drill and place the two holding bolts at right angles, as per my instructions. This will provide an anchor for the concrete, even though the bamboo itself may shrink when drying. The boys in India also use wedges to secure the stone, which are hammered into place, this could be another option for you. Can I suggest that you keep a watchful eye on the bamboo and concrete connection.

Great video. Just begun with 4.5 kg sledgehammer and 1.3 kg pir of wooden mugdars..

@Wolkowinski

7 жыл бұрын

You should make your own mace, I have instructions via this link. www.indianclubs.com.au/gada-mace/home-made-clay-pot-gada-mace/

did you get this in your feed after seeing varanasi guy??

@Wolkowinski

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Kushal, I went to Varanasi in 2013, for the first time. That is when I discovered the traditional stone gada.

The core, back and arms. In saying that the whole body is used. What is the weight of your Gada/Mace? Sounds like it maybe a touch heavy. Please let me know.

@KraljCorvin

9 жыл бұрын

My Gada ( Sledgehammer ) is ten kilograms . Enough for me ^^

@elmalifico3708

6 жыл бұрын

Paul Taras Wolkowinski when taking to account the weight of the Mace is the top only considered or the whole Mace bar included

@ashokkumar-mo6pc

6 жыл бұрын

Wolffenstein Outdoors Sports and Archery how much 10kg

Hi Paul, whereabouts in the uk are you. I'd love to get some tuition. have just started. thanks

@Wolkowinski

6 жыл бұрын

Not that close, I live in Perth, Australia

Gran aporte

Hi Paul - great video. I'm in the process of purchasing a steel mace gada and was wondering how much weight I should be starting with initially. I'm 5 foot 7 and roughly 74kg, train in martial arts and regularly exercise tri-weekly. I want to include it in my regimen as I'm planning to start grappling and thought this would be a great exercise to include. Also do you know which muscle groups these exercises work? Also what would you advise reps/sets wise with these exercises? Thanks for your time.

@Wolkowinski

10 жыл бұрын

Hi and thanks for your comments. Start with 8 to 10kg. You MUST learn full triceps extensions, see Indian Clubs | Elbow and Club 360's and 10-2's are the traditional Indian Mace exercises, and are the only ones worth to focus on. Rep wise, go against the clock, one minute non stop, and build up to twenty or so. Instead of counting focus on form, and use a mirror to check your form. Keep your hips still and facing forward. Muscles upper body thoracic area, abs, all back, arms. great for building endurance.

@MUEEN007

10 жыл бұрын

Paul Taras Wolkowinski Hi Paul and thanks for the prompt response. I did as you advised and bought an 8kg macebell, had a look at full triceps extensions and watched the video you recommended which was very informative as usual. I was surprised initially by how much force was needed to pull when performing the 360's and 10-2's, and at first did have problems, although I took your advice on another one of your great videos and placed my hands further up towards the shot, which made it much easier. It's incredibly deceptive when watching but it does take quite a bit of force to pull the macebell or gada up to complete the movement. I'm finally able to put my hands further away from the shot on the macebell and am working towards keeping form & trying to push for over a minute (and gradually work up, as you advised). It's honestly the best workout I've had for the traps, shoulders, tricep & back and is very functional. Just wanted to thank you again, for the reply, the great videos and the great work you're doing getting the benefits of the gada/macebell to the public & helping us to better ourselves! Definitely a permanent subscriber and hope to see more informative videos in future!

I m doing this exercise believe me your strength is so high if u doing this

Do you think bamboo can handle a 15-20 kg ball of concrete? I was going to make one with a hard wood handle but piked out and did one with a 20mm galvanised water pipe (packed with sand).

@Wolkowinski

7 жыл бұрын

In one word YES, I have seen them up to 40kg in India

@pviveknair

7 жыл бұрын

Bloodaxetheirritable. By the way, bamboo has a tensile strength greater than that of steel. :)

I seen an Indian video all wrestlers were using 50 kgs mace

let sometime some of the things not change. keep them in there original form.

Can you use that for self defense?

@Wolkowinski

10 жыл бұрын

The Gada Mace is excellent for training and conditioning, it is an ancient weapon that is very awkward to use, but learning to use it is worthwhile.

@pigsticker5764

10 жыл бұрын

Paul Taras Wolkowinski thanks

All well good until it hits you in the back of the head

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