Download or read book Persian Yoga Fundamentals Illustrated Manual written by Kashi Azad and published by . This book was released on 2017-12-07 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Persian Yoga(tm) Illustrated Manual - Fundamentals, is an introduction to the the training methods that were developed by Persians over 2000 years ago as a complete yet simple martial arts conditioning system. Historically this type of training created an ideal warrior, forging elite soldiers out of the ordinary people.The warrior was known as a Pahlavān, who was valiant, powerful, capable, honorable and an enemy of falsehood. Persian Yoga(tm) (Pahlavāni) is still practiced in the Zurkhaneh (House of Power/Strength) as a complete system of strength conditioning by wrestlers, martial artists and strength enthusiasts.This manual is a never before seen, in depth and clear account of the exercises, variations, postures and techniques with the Shena(tm) (push-up board) and Meel(tm) (Persian Clubs) as well as the dynamic mobility and flexibility exercises and the kicking, stepping and stomping techniques used in the Zurkhaneh for cardiovascular (aerobic) and agility conditioning. The manual also includes progressions and regressions together with a complete practice routine.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------In the Foreword Mr. Paul Taras Wolkowinski, BA, (King of Clubs) says:Kashi Azad offers you a unique insight into these ancient customs, and has done a great job in presenting a step-by-step, no-nonsense guide. His knowledge is based on personal experience and research that is a life long passion.I have visited Iran for two years in succession to specifically study the physical arts of the Zurkhaneh, and even though I hired excellent translators, I found the Persian Yoga(tm) manual very useful and comprehensive in it's presentation and explanations.The Persian Yoga(tm) manual is comprehensively illustrated with photographs and detailed written descriptions of all the movements and exercises. This is great news for anyone who would like to learn more about this ancient art, and start to experience it for themselves.The Persian Yoga(tm) Fundamentals - Illustrated Manual is giving you first hand information directly from an active practitioner who introduces you to knowledge from his ancestral home of Iran.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"...the most complete form of mobility, strength, endurance, coordination..." ~ Dr David Oxenham, DC, ex. Professional Rugby player"...Persian Yoga is unlike anything I have ever done before..."~ Dr Abbey Wiseman, DC, ex. Competitive Gymnast"...Persian Yoga offers all of these benefits. From the body weight challenge of the Shena, the circular movements of the Meel, and the hardcore effort required to move the Sang in a fluid and balanced way, it has everything you need covered." ~ Dr David McIntosh, MD, MBBS FRACS PhD"...There is much breadth and depth to the practice...more holistic than I believed, working many fitness components...I'm sold!..." ~ Dr Anthony Van Den Bergh, DC"Persian Yoga is especially powerful in training and injury proofing shoulders and hips; and is an easily adaptable method of superior coordination and neuromuscular conditioning!" ~ Mr Dominic Lo, Exercise Physiologist
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Download or read book Lost Enlightenment written by S. Frederick Starr and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2015-06-02 with total page 694 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The forgotten story of Central Asia's enlightenment—its rise, fall, and enduring legacy In this sweeping and richly illustrated history, S. Frederick Starr tells the fascinating but largely unknown story of Central Asia's medieval enlightenment through the eventful lives and astonishing accomplishments of its greatest minds—remarkable figures who built a bridge to the modern world. Because nearly all of these figures wrote in Arabic, they were long assumed to have been Arabs. In fact, they were from Central Asia—drawn from the Persianate and Turkic peoples of a region that today extends from Kazakhstan southward through Afghanistan, and from the easternmost province of Iran through Xinjiang, China. Lost Enlightenment recounts how, between the years 800 and 1200, Central Asia led the world in trade and economic development, the size and sophistication of its cities, the refinement of its arts, and, above all, in the advancement of knowledge in many fields. Central Asians achieved signal breakthroughs in astronomy, mathematics, geology, medicine, chemistry, music, social science, philosophy, and theology, among other subjects. They gave algebra its name, calculated the earth's diameter with unprecedented precision, wrote the books that later defined European medicine, and penned some of the world's greatest poetry. One scholar, working in Afghanistan, even predicted the existence of North and South America—five centuries before Columbus. Rarely in history has a more impressive group of polymaths appeared at one place and time. No wonder that their writings influenced European culture from the time of St. Thomas Aquinas down to the scientific revolution, and had a similarly deep impact in India and much of Asia. Lost Enlightenment chronicles this forgotten age of achievement, seeks to explain its rise, and explores the competing theories about the cause of its eventual demise. Informed by the latest scholarship yet written in a lively and accessible style, this is a book that will surprise general readers and specialists alike.
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Download or read book Persian Yoga Variations Illustrated Manual written by Kashi Azad and published by . This book was released on 2017-12-07 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Variations manual (Pahlavani Volume 2) contains 70 new exercises and techniques additional to those presented in the Persian Yoga Fundamentals (Volume 1) manual.The Persian Yoga(tm) (Pahlavani) Variations Illustrated Manual is a never before seen, in depth and clear account of the progression techniques, exercises, variations and postures (Asanas) with the Shena(tm), Meel(tm) and Persian Callisthenics (Narmesh and Pa Zadan).It also includes progressions as well as an introduction to and fundamentals of Sang (Shields).The purpose of this manual is to progress both strength and skill of the practitioner as well as breath new life into the practice of Persian Yoga(tm).This manual is not a substitute for face to face tuition from a qualified Persian Yoga(tm) trainer and does not qualify the reader to teach Persian Yoga(tm).
