Hi local guides,
in this post, I will share my experience about an Indian sport mallkhamb.
This sport is very-very old sport for India. more than 1K years old, which require great physical strength.
The sport is designed to be played by both men and women. during this sport, a sportsmen show his physical strength.
this is a game where you must have full control on your muscles and body weight.
There are three types of Mullkhambs.
- POLE MALLKHAMB
In this type a vertical wooden pole of Teak wood or Sheesam is fixed in the ground. The pole is smeared with castor oil, which helps to minimize excessive friction as the body comes in contact with the pole.
2. HANGING MALLKHAMB
This type of Mallkhamb is similar to the Pole Mallkhamb, but as the name indicates, a wooden pole shoter in length than the standard Pole Mallkhamb is hung with the aid of hooks and a chain, leaving a gap between the ground and the bottom of the Mallkhamb.
3. ROPE MALLKHAMB
Rope Mallkhamb was previously performed on a cane but nowadays, due to the unavailability of good cane, a cotton rope is used. Performers are expected to perform various exercises without knotting the rope in any way.
I and other fellow local guides enjoyed watching, learning and filming this local talent.
anybody can learn this sport from a young age and this sports school is helping then learn for free.
there is an open theater very near to Saket metro station Delhi where one go and learn this sport.
Some of the images are as below
https://photos.app.goo.gl/13xpS3JVPnbrtLVJA
A short video for the same . in this video one can see the sports person performing and giving a brief description of the sport [ Hindi Language ]
