KUSHTI (PEHLWANI) - Martial Art of ancient Pakistan
THE WORLD INSIDE OUT
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We are back to ancient city Lahore. It is famous for its Badshahi Mosque and something else that we will tell you about now. Pakistan has its own martial art - Pehlwani or kushti which means "to kill".
It is a form of wrestling contested mostly in South Asia. It was developed in the Mughal Empire by combining Persian koshti pahlevani with influences from native Indian malla-yuddha.
Meanwhile Dmytro Komarov went back to Baba Khan to prove or bust his abilities as proclaimed the strongest and heaviest man of Pakistan. We invited a representative of Guinnes World Record Book to fix his potential record in moving heavy objects (we chose a truck full of people) and to reveal hi actual weight. For those who forgot - Baba Khan proclaimed that he weights more than 400 kilograms!
Is that a true and Baba Khan is a real recordmaker?
Timestamps:
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00:00 Introduction
00:38 We are in Lahore to meet with gladiators
03:44 Meet Goga - owner of kushti school and a former national champion.
05:56 Why pehlwans are often called superheroes?
06:38 What is the difference between kushti and other contact sports?
08:49 A basic training for any one who wants to try kushti: squats, push ups, 70-kilogram block pull
18:16 Dmytro decides to take his first fight as a kushti-follower.
19:02 First fight was pretty easy and now Dmytro's opponent is a Pakistan kushti champion.
20:11 Final fight with the boss in pink pants
22:48 A traditional massage after the fight
24:31 What pehlwans eat to be strong? Tasting Sugar cane
25:55 Is it cool to be kushti in Pakistan? How do society values them?
27:46 A special cocktail for strength
30:20 World Inside Out went back to Khan Baba to set a world record
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Watch all episodes of Pakistan season here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrZm7...
Ecuador as you don't expect it to be: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KRF3...
About World Inside Out:
Dmytro Komarov is famous Ukrainian TV host and author of "The World Inside Out" alongside with Ukrainian filmmaker Oleksandr Dmytriev travel to countries that are not usually visited by tourist tours.
They manage to go to places where a man has never set a foot. Dmytro himself creates the route, learns the features of the new place in advance and tries to survive on his own in the practical primitive conditions. But the real thing is that he is actually trying to get used to the role of the natives, not just like a stranger but as part of the team, actively trying new crafts and ways of getting food, learning the local traditions and laws.
Dmytro and Oleksandr have visited more than 20 countries, and without a doubt these were not passing journeys but thorough cultural studies.
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KUSHTI (PEHLWANI) - Martial Art of ancient Pakistan
THE WORLD INSIDE OUT
8,800 views
We are back to ancient city Lahore. It is famous for its Badshahi Mosque and something else that we will tell you about now. Pakistan has its own martial art - Pehlwani or kushti which means "to kill".
It is a form of wrestling contested mostly in South Asia. It was developed in the Mughal Empire by combining Persian koshti pahlevani with influences from native Indian malla-yuddha.
Meanwhile Dmytro Komarov went back to Baba Khan to prove or bust his abilities as proclaimed the strongest and heaviest man of Pakistan. We invited a representative of Guinnes World Record Book to fix his potential record in moving heavy objects (we chose a truck full of people) and to reveal hi actual weight. For those who forgot - Baba Khan proclaimed that he weights more than 400 kilograms!
Is that a true and Baba Khan is a real recordmaker?
Timestamps:
***
00:00 Introduction
00:38 We are in Lahore to meet with gladiators
03:44 Meet Goga - owner of kushti school and a former national champion.
05:56 Why pehlwans are often called superheroes?
06:38 What is the difference between kushti and other contact sports?
08:49 A basic training for any one who wants to try kushti: squats, push ups, 70-kilogram block pull
18:16 Dmytro decides to take his first fight as a kushti-follower.
19:02 First fight was pretty easy and now Dmytro's opponent is a Pakistan kushti champion.
20:11 Final fight with the boss in pink pants
22:48 A traditional massage after the fight
24:31 What pehlwans eat to be strong? Tasting Sugar cane
25:55 Is it cool to be kushti in Pakistan? How do society values them?
27:46 A special cocktail for strength
30:20 World Inside Out went back to Khan Baba to set a world record
***
Watch all episodes of Pakistan season here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrZm7...
Ecuador as you don't expect it to be: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KRF3...
About World Inside Out:
Dmytro Komarov is famous Ukrainian TV host and author of "The World Inside Out" alongside with Ukrainian filmmaker Oleksandr Dmytriev travel to countries that are not usually visited by tourist tours.
They manage to go to places where a man has never set a foot. Dmytro himself creates the route, learns the features of the new place in advance and tries to survive on his own in the practical primitive conditions. But the real thing is that he is actually trying to get used to the role of the natives, not just like a stranger but as part of the team, actively trying new crafts and ways of getting food, learning the local traditions and laws.
Dmytro and Oleksandr have visited more than 20 countries, and without a doubt these were not passing journeys but thorough cultural studies.