Clubopedia: The ultimate Club Compendium (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798302419750)

This is the first ENCYCLOPEDIA about TRAINING with CLUBBELLS. This work compiles the most extensive knowledge on the subject, covering both its ancient traditional form and its Western styles [both historical and contemporary]. It also explores the possible variations and developments that can be made to meet functional objectives in modern times.

The goal of this manual is to identify the historical and training-related connections, enabling practitioners to choose the style or method that best suits their personal needs or goals.

This manual is UNIQUE in its kind because, for the first time, it:

• Explains the real origins of this practice, its historical, political, and social implications, and how they have influenced modern training.
• Brings together many styles of this practice in a single volume.
• Provides clear explanations of the anatomical and mechanical benefits of practicing with clubbells.

Each style emphasizes different capacities-sometimes strength or endurance, and other times mobility and stability. The practice also offers martial arts applications, health benefits, and helps maintain balanced levels of strength and mobility. The unique design of this tool allows for controlled and ballistic exercises across multiple planes of motion, promoting rotational strength and enhancing grip strength.

• Detailed descriptions of various clubbell styles: Mills, Jori, Mugdar, Karlakattai, and Indian Clubs.

• The most comprehensive historical review of the origins and development of clubbell training:

  • Varzesh-e Bastani: Clubs in Ancient Persia
  • Kusthi Pelhwani: Clubs in Northern India
  • Karlakattai: Clubs in Southern India and Sri Lanka
  • Indian Clubs: Clubs in Britain, Europe, and the United States

• A clear guide on the mechanics, benefits, and methods of using clubbells, explained by Jer?nimo Milo.

• A curated selection of six classic manuals on clubbells for the first time:

  1. The Indian Club Exercise - Simon D. Kehoe [1866]: An excellent beginner's guide that establishes measurements, loads, and progressions.
  2. Indian Clubs and How to Use Them - E. Ferdinand Lemaire [1889]: One of the most comprehensive and detailed manuals, featuring simple yet clear illustrations.
  3. Spalding's Athletic Library: Indian Clubs & Dumbbells - J.H. Dougherty [1914]: A concise book addressing spatial planes for exercises.
  4. Indian Club Exercises - Edward B. Warman [1889]: A well-organized manual with clear progressions for lightweight clubs.
  5. Indian Clubs, Dumbbells & Sword Exercises - James "Professor" Harrison [1852]: Includes techniques for heavy clubs, a rarity in Western books. Likely one of the oldest manuals.
  6. Modern Gymnastics Exercises - Alec Alexander [1890]: Extracted from the chapter on large and heavy clubs.

• DIY Clubbell Projects: Step-by-step instructions for making plastic, metal, and concrete clubbells.

• Detailed plans with standardized measurements for various types of clubbells [based on Indian Clubs by Cobbet & Jenkin - 1893].

• Physiological Parameters and Functional Anatomy: Insights into safe ranges of motion and precautions for handling heavy or unwieldy loads.

• MASTERS OF STRENGTH profiles: Technical sheets about the most influential figures in the use of clubbells.

• Over 280 pages and more than 470 photos and illustrations.