Skills of Ancient
India
Homework 07-04-2021
WARM UP - Ashtanga Surya Namaskar A for 5
minutes
RECORD - 1 min Danda burnout: maximum number of
consecutive Kushti Dand in time. Take a note of the number as your baseline to improve upon.
UPLOAD - post your video to Instagram story/profile and
tag me @rix.official for feedback!
PRACTICE - What we did in the class - example programme
below:
Our success using these methods will be the proof and the true, radiant glory
of the practices themselves, as the results shine through us all and we become examples of what can become, when one follows the eternal Universal processes of Sanatan Dharma.
Sun
Salutation
(3 reps, 1
set)
Gaja Vadivu with a 10s hold each
time
(3 reps, 3
sets)
Ashva Vadivu with a 10s hold each
time
(3 reps, 3
sets)
As fast as you
can:
4
Baithak
4
Sapate
(3
sets)
Technical and
clean;
4 Yoga
Dand
4 Kushti
Dand
(3
sets)
Snake Dand for
10s
(3
sets)
Kalari straight kick (4 each
leg)
Kalari inside cross kick (4 each
leg)
Kalari outer cross kick (4 each
leg)
(3
sets)
Cool down Asana and Pranayam (minimum 10-15
mins)
FEEDBACK - send across any feedback on what you enjoyed,
found hard, want more of etc. Help us make the class as enjoyable and useful as possible for you all. If you are satisfied with the teachings and experience, please support the continuance of the classes with your Dakshini (offering/donation). If it is truly difficult for you to afford, please accept the class as gratis and simply send me a photo of a flower on instagram.
READ - Absolutely fascinating insights into Hindu
wrestling culture;
Alter, J. S. (1992). The wrestler’s body:
Identity and ideology in north India. Berkeley: University of California Press
Looking forward to seeing you next week! Next time we will do a different set
of (4-6) movements, but will spend more time allowing ourselves to feel the burn and benefits of each one, so it feels more like a workout!
Jai Radha! Hare Krishna Hare Rama
💐💛🙏🏽🕉