Clubbell Training

Clubbell Training

Clubbells, clubs, bear clubs (they seem to have many names) are a training form that is very interesting and very old.

Scott Sonnon is the leader of the clubbell movement and has turned this exciting form of exercise into an art form as well as a science.

Currently I am learning some of the movements with a 2 inch piece of steel. Which incidently is very good for the grip. It's not a club but it as near as for now.


Evolution

I found a very interesting article from Scott Sonnons website, where Scott writes about Club swinging from Ancient to Modern

Cultural traditions prove their survivability and validity over hundreds and thousands of years… and yet the Victorian Era removed most of the structural components of club swinging, squeezing the discipline into the tight corset of robotic, militaristic motions:

Read the rest here

I searched around the net and found this old book (from 1884)which is out of copyright now and has entered the public domain called Indian Club Swinging by Gardiner.

You can download it here Indian Club Swinging

2 Videos to share.

Indian Heavy Club Swinging & A Paul Chek Workout (Great idea with the clublunges at the begining of the video which could be done with a dumbbell with weight on one end if you like)





Clubbell Training