POWER Workout • Zurkhaneh Ritual • Tehran • IRAN ‏زور خانه‎

Zurhkaneh (Pahlevani and zoorkhaneh) is a kind of traditional Iranian power work out. I was invited to a suburb of Tehran to see the club exercise. The drums are so powerful and push everyone to go a little bit more.
Zurkhaneh combines martial arts, aerobic and some yoga moves too.
In the club I visited there were males of all ages but the most beautiful part was how the club supported each other. They greeted each other, caught each other if they were spinning out of control, handed out dry towels.
Clearly Zurkhaneh is a communal activity, building on the social structure of the neighborhood, rather than the individualistic workout found in Western gyms.

[@kmkar0l]

Greetings from Poland. Iranians and Poles share a common history. They took care of us, so whoever is interested will always be grateful for that.

[@aliibrahim6407]

❤

[@Mohamad-yosefi0977]

شما نشانه ای از بزرگی مردم کشورتان هستین

[@CT-hy7md]

Impressive. I'm always thrilled to bits watching Zurkaneh workout and listening to the drummer. It reminds me so much of beloved Iran, which I toured two years ago. Iranians, actually Persians, are one of the nicest and most civilised people in the world.

[@Xavier-pn6sh]

Zurkhane😂زورخانه

[@normanquednau]

I love this social interaction while working out. This comradery... The old men and the kids together.Great video!

[@OWlsfordshire]

yes old man with young boys and no woman how it should be!

[@thebigbaig4701]

Your brian has been fucked bro

[@umadbro998]

This is beautiful. People knew long before any modern trends how to workout and be fit healthy and strong. How to train their people to be resilient from a young age. No wonder iranians are feared wrestlers!

[@oxlaey]

Great comment!

[@seugues]

Great video, amazing culture. Cheers from Arg 🇦🇷🇮🇷

[@amorfati4559]

The idea of having a kind of national workout ritual is really cool.

[@---zx9zf]

A workout ritual which has been practised since more then 2000 years!

[@JonathanRivera-dj6mm]

From Cyrus the Great to the Shahnameh, Persian culture doesn't stop to impress me! Greetings from Mexico!

[@s.mohsenmousavi2541]

Thanks buddy! Mexican culture is also superb :)

[@رامینبهاروند-ر1ط]

❤❤

[@Keyhan-c8c]

For those who wonder why the spin, it's a training for head & balance,it was very important to get use to spins and fast turning as a melee warrior, it also improves one's balance. As a warrior in ancient times to do tactical maneuvers, to swing left and right without loosing your balance during melee was nessesary, since one warrior might be attached from front and behind constantly, if the head and body are not ready to spin back and fort ,it would be easy to get stabbed. you gotta spin so much so that once you stay you will not feel dizzy, they actually become good at that, Zurkhane warriors could sping for minutes and yet they are able to stand still afterwards.

[@お目こぼし]

なるほど

[@bruiserbunny8923]

What I love is there are at least 5 generations here all in the same room

[@oxlaey]

Great observation! An extended family / neighborhood

[@shahinyasi7079]

رسم این ورزش جوان مردی و پهلوانی است

[@srdjansavkovic1757]

I would really love to visit your country and learn these skills, you guys are amasing. Respect!

[@mehmetaydemir5936]

great culture and tradition....loves from turkey...

[@makavelithadon6679]

We are one brother Allah bless both Iran and Turkey

[@aria9153]

Iran and Turkey are just like brothers and we really think like this . Love from Iran

[@Keyhan-c8c]

Isn't it Turkish tough? 🤔

[@Kurdish20226]

@@Keyhan-c8cits Persian

[@thk579]

i love zurkaneh.. and i always do it for strength and mind calm. from korea seoul city

[@db1machine]

The drums are amazing!

[@aria9153]

It would be more interesting if you knew that in Zoorkhane (strength house) the drummer also sings iranian poets , like poets from Shahnameh(book of kings)

[@r.s6669]

What a wonderful way of getting together for strength training and mutual harmony.. love from Hindustan ☺️🙏🏻

[@OWlsfordshire]

and no woman! oh yes

[@anonymousfriend4166]

@@OWlsfordshire you talk like you lived in iran before

[@Kurdish20226]

@@OWlsfordshirewoman have their own gyms

[@chadd498]

​@@OWlsfordshirewhy you need women in men's gym???

[@davidhone_0237]

Very lovable scenes, I did not know of this tradition until now

[@RandomInternetDude5000]

This video captures the whole beauty of this culture perfectly. Well done!!!!

[@pro-non9887]

Beautiful culture I am happy to see it being passed on to the younger generation ❤

[@Amethyst_Friend]

Thank you for this! The Persian culture is fantastic. Greetings from the UK

[@رامینبهاروند-ر1ط]

❤❤ عشقی

[@bhuptube]

This shows that culture exchange was normal even back in the day

[@abulybah6947]

For more information about the persianisation of most of the subcontinent read: 'India in the Persianate Age 1000 - 1765' by Richard Eaton

[@raffic9613]

We forgot it... They gladly took it!!! Very proud to see this as a TAMIZHAN

[@russiantank3631]

What tamizan idot. You idots are not proud of your hinduness and now claiming hindu wrestling traditions. Lemurs ha e nothing to do with our indian wrestling culture

[@marceloperez8876]

Hermosoooo, espiritual , mucha devociòn, yoguis..!!!!

[@armenian_nightmare33]

The Iron Sheik used to do the Persian club workout during the WWF Wrestling shows!

[@iblockpuncheswithmyface1490]

He did overhead swings with 75 pound clubs. He was insanely strong!

[@keithpasculli7465]

Sheik was the number one champion, Olympic Gold Medal, AAU, Pan American Games; A to the Z!!!

[@evanabbott2737]

The great Iron Sheik brought me here🙏😁

[@s.mohsenmousavi2541]

Who??? Haha

[@yadegari7379]

For those who don’t know, Zurkhaneh sports (traditional Persian gym) has two aspects: one is the emphasis on chivalry, ethics, and noble conduct; the other is training for ancient warfare techniques. The wooden plank used for push-ups symbolizes a sword. The large weights that are spun around the shoulders represent a mace. The spinning movements, which come in various forms, are both a type of masculine dance and an exercise in focus and balance. There are also two large boards on which you lie down and move rhythmically in a specific manner; these boards symbolize shields. Finally, there is a heavy metal tool that you must lift above your head and move from side to side. This represents a bow, but it is made of metal to be heavier, helping to build strength for such movements. This sport has a history of over a thousand years.

[@carloszamora923]

I read about this in Byron's Road to Oxiana and wanted to see it for myself. Looks more fun than the gym.

[@snehilsinghhh]

Love from Hindustan!

[@vworkout3552]

This is the Persia we love....👍

[@joross2313]

looking for this workout. strong man yoga

[@RamKumar-yi6wn]

Long live Iran -the only secular bastion of the middle East and one of the ancient cultures of the world !

[@dartraanderson2567]

The Iron Sheik used to do the Persian club workout during the WWF Wrestling shows!

[@joerocket123]

Except its not in the middle east

[@arunstalii3666]

If am not wrong iran is not secular. Just that they're not sunni muslims. They're shias. So not as extreme as those sunnis but still not at all secular and kinda extreme.

[@Mr.Ditkovich.]

@Le Jean Paul Labiche It is in the Middle East. The guy who commented before you probably thinks only the Arab countries in Asia are part of the Middle East.

[@godfather911mafia]

Definitely not secular. We all saw what happened with Mahsa Amini and many others who were killed recently. Maybe during Reza Shah Pehlavi rule Persia was secular

[@maheshpithadia4578]

I am from Mumbai INDIA i really enjoy seeing this video Bhai

[@sakshisharma4783]

Love from Agra India

[@JohannesTraining]

Good stuff, traditions in movment

[@deadpool8335]

Persia(Iran) and India has so much in common

[@novemberalpha6023]

Yes..... Ancient cultural link.

[@Kurdish20226]

No thanks

[@aliibrahim6407]

No thanks.

[@user727-w9l]

​@@aliibrahim6407😂😂jal gayi

[@user727-w9l]

​@@Kurdish20226😂😂 jal gayi

[@gufarmohammad8402]

Mashallah

[@zetaone2669]

Beautiful video!

[@oxlaey]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@peter-jamesmmbago8721]

Iran, Iran, number one, Sheikhy Baby!!

[@Yash-em2qm]

This practice seems a bit ancient, I find similarity with my culture. From Bharat.

[@salihalraziqi4963]

We used to have the same tradition in baghdad, but unfortunatly now it's almost extinct.

[@GrumpaGladstone1809]

That is a great shame.

[@richardrios3049]

Beautiful ❤

[@DipanjanPaul]

These types of mallets are also used in India and called jori.

[@0subsnovids363]

I wonder how they felt after spinning for 5 minutes without getting out of a circle.

[@حسینموسوی-ه9غ]

Its a techinuqe that they will be good

[@behshadruby4483]

U never see them get dizzy and some of them do it for over a minute

[@sappysamurai5170]

So beautiful 💜

[@Sobhan1369]

ما شا ا... پهلون

[@priyoduttsharma4533]

Wow❤

[@demonfingers271]

Very cool tradition

[@vishubhai5873]

very nice video according to the health related.

[@johncliffe9936]

Old ways are the best ways with in reason I broke my rotator cuff and then I broke my hemmorer head on my right arm and I have to watch what exercise I do with it because of aggravates the hell out of it but I'm wondering if this exercise would actually help it. I used be knock out strong with right arm but not no more just a thought

[@uf2245]

I was in india last year, I saw very similar workouts and spiritual practices in northern part

[@sinahazratpour396]

Is this by any chance related to Parsi people?

[@xriswolf78]

Wow

[@maryjaneangelsonaliastarig9214]

Thank you verry

[@qonot]

الله يبارك ياعلي مدد💚

[@황지호-z7h]

Looking at the Iranian locals, I can hardly tell the difference in appearance from the current Europeans...

[@jaideepdutta6384]

Great love and respect from India🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏....❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🇮🇳🇮🇳🔥🔥🔥❤️❤️❤️

[@aayushbohara059]

Nice dance show♥️

[@nationaldangi4645]

Sending Nepali team, be nice💐🕊️🙏

[@akka9748]

Love zorkhana from iraq

[@aboodiesmedicalstudent5255]

They got special DJ For this gym

[@xvhonglei4105]

it looks scientific and healthy that won't injure the joints

[@WeaponSpear]

I really like those pants they've got on. What are they called? Any idea how to get something similar?

[@diasalexandros6651]

Allahuma sali Ala Muhammad wa Ali Muhammad.

[@Alex-ej3by]

could anybody point me to where I can find more of this music please? It would be very much appreciated!

[@AliGhahreman]

search this phrase: موسیقی زورخانه ای or : zoorkhaneh music

[@Alex-ej3by]

@@AliGhahreman Thank you!

[@jamstarent21]

RIP Iron Shiek

[@leilamohseni3323]

Congratulations Warrior Scorpido Fabio

[@collegeguy799]

Iron sheik brought me here.

[@deepchatterjee5123]

In india we called these pehlwani

[@raminramini3091]

Pahlavani is a word with Iranian roots that has been introduced into Hindi because of our common history,,Centuries ago, Persian was spoken in the Indian subcontinent under the influence of the Persian Empire.💙🌸

[@deepchatterjee5123]

@@raminramini3091 malum hain janab

[@Mithroun]

@@aniketsatpute2389 vedic language is older

[@fitwithkaweh7000]

​@@Mithrounmy dick is also bigger

[@vuqarcavadov5821]

Ya Allah

[@asmr4424]

Sixth sense brought me here.

[@williamkhairi4061]

Like the movie? What scene

[@asmr4424]

@@williamkhairi4061 its a korean variety show. Haha

[@williamkhairi4061]

@@asmr4424 oh lol Maybe I’ll watch it, do u remember the episode that brought you here

[@hassanahmed-zv5kg]

خىلى خوبه اقا

[@rashelpk5995]

I want to practice it. This is good technique of body fitness and self defence.If you give me the opportunity Iwant to learn and poen school in bangladesh.it will be easy for me becouse Iam a martialartiest.Please reply me.

[@Amadeo790]

Yea I can’t do what the guy was doing at 0:03. Either my lunch goes down or I do XD. Just watching him spin at such speed makes me dizzy.

[@robertoroblesgomez7236]

persian yoga...

[@waseemomar3628]

Persian😂 jokes

[@tomobrien6983]

shame they didnt show the shield and bow exercise

[@jacktheripper5112]

for a second i thought you were kidding,but i remembered there is actually a shield in the exercise but no bow,idk i havent seen one fully but there is a shield like thing that they swing around

[@حسینموسوی-ه9غ]

@@jacktheripper5112 actually there is a bow too u

[@iuhjuy1094]

@@jacktheripper5112 that's not regular bow. I guess that is the chains-like thing they used for shoulder and back exercises

[@saeedsiddiqui2701]

Love from India

[@vigneshwaranr7039]

Its a Tamil history "karalakattai"

[@ybram1171]

Its karlakattai not karala....bro

[@akbaribrahimli9233]

Maşallah💪❤🇮🇷

[@maryjaneangelsonaliastarig9214]

👌LG

[@mayanksapra6507]

Whats the weight of the indian clubs used in the video??

[@OfficialShadowKing]

They're not indian clubs. Indians didn't invent this

[@iuhjuy1094]

Their are not Indian actually. But most of them are 17 kilos in this video.

[@iuhjuy1094]

@@aniketsatpute2389 damn bro okay chill out i get it. I don't care where the exercise came from, if it's good, then I'm doing it.

[@xycvbn]

@@aniketsatpute2389 the origin ist Persia. You won't accept it. The great persia ist still alive

[@danabalan3439]

Malaysia also bro

[@amityadav3135]

Va yaar

[@oldwineinnewbottle1835]

In India its called mukhdal

[@gulammohmmad5954]

😍

[@laxmanchaturved]

This is Ancient Bharat 🇮🇳 culture, we call it Mudgar and Gadha Exercise. Persians have lot’s of common things from Hindustan

[@javadp.j3083]

Shut upp dunky

[@HansSolo-l6b]

Lol this is Persian tradition. Don't claim others cultures as yours. Iranians aren't the same. They eat your gau mata. 😂

[@ahmedelkhwaga2751]

Iran is real aryan

[@Christopher2211-t5o]

Me and the boys

[@godfather911mafia]

Similar to the Akhadas of India

[@raminramini3091]

Cause our countries have a common history and culture

[@Rostami-e4t]

دوست عزیز این بخاطر تاریخ مشترک نیست بلکه ورزش باستانی ماست که مغول ها یاد میگیرن و اونو به هندوستان میبرن​@@raminramini3091

[@frankchongszehong]

Highly ritualized... just like sumo wrestlers training in Japan.

[@samriddhabhattacharyya8073]

This is Indian traditional workour..very good brothers...

[@snowleopard3470]

Indians learned from iran

[@vinodhsivaprakasam4923]

@@snowleopard3470 no no... Never... This Wooden club practrices and Martial arts are from India.. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Zqe8fpmYn5Zrmqs kzbin.info/www/bejne/bqTZiYJ3q9uWrKM

[@Avesta._ir]

@@vinodhsivaprakasam4923 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@fightfannerd2078]

@@vinodhsivaprakasam4923 no

[@vinodhsivaprakasam4923]

@@fightfannerd2078 the ancient stone carvings in India proove that..

[@utkarshmishra4986]

They are just praying like we pray with bells and drums..

[@---zx9zf]

Nah

[@MrAckerman777]

0:28 is he saying Hanuman

[@acucareclinicuk8762]

🧿👌

[@user-oq2rk7ep8f]

All the workout routines shown here are very similar to Indian wrestlers follow in their akhadas.

[@user727-w9l]

Iran adopted its culture from india Like The "kushti" is indian word in their set of exercises.

[@رامینبهاروند-ر1ط]

😂😂😂 شما حتی نمی‌تونید این ورزش رو درست انجام بدین از India😂

[@kyzzzz]

For the so called inventors of “Kushti” you guys sure seem a bit lackluster in that area. Compare the Olympic medal count of Iran and India in wrestling and then get back to me

[@user727-w9l]

@@kyzzzz Olympic has nothing to do with historical facts with respect to "kushti" By your example England should be the world champion in cricket as it invented the game.

[@davidhenry352]

They invented HIIT thousands of years ago...

[@dougfredricks2017]

RIP to the Iron Sheik of the WWE

[@harshmathur5869]

Same india ki trha h jesa dhol bjata h same h

[@nl5455]

Human beyblade

[@Mr.Derogatory316]

I thank the Iron Sheik

[@MatimoreAgain]

The 3rd space at it's best.

[@gs043420]

Worlds oldest martial art, used by cataphracts to train to carry heavy weapons

[@ketanthakkar79]

This knowledge taken from india

[@williamkhairi4061]

@@ketanthakkar79 it most definitely was not lol

[@ketanthakkar79]

@@williamkhairi4061 you have zero knowledge lol

[@williamkhairi4061]

@@ketanthakkar79 en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pehlwani Suspend your bias for a moment and read this, Pahlevani exercises are Persian in origin, spread to India by way of the Mughal empire. The use of Gada in this art is also inspired by the Persian Meel exercise.

[@ketanthakkar79]

@@williamkhairi4061 this is fake story. Your religion comedy only 1400 years ago. A the knowledge that you inheritet that' s from india.

[@blaf55]

subtitles ?

[@0subsnovids363]

pan liška bruh I don’t think drumming count as subtitles.

[@poojaart4418]

This is so look like hindu exercise and equipment also

[@justinfilipovic8939]

@सूर्य भण्डारी Iran also had Hinduism

[@OfficialShadowKing]

@@justinfilipovic8939 no it didn't. It never did. What the fuck?

[@louiseaz7717]

@@justinfilipovic8939 what a bullshit. At least search in google before leaving comment.

[@dave6234]

@@justinfilipovic8939 Stop talking out of your ass... pre-Islamic Iran had Zoroastrianism... It was never Hindu.. WTF!

[@afinn7771]

@@dave6234 right and where are the origins of Zoroastrianism? Why do you think India protested the fleeing parsee population from Iran after the islamic invasion?