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Enjoying these, and getting some wands. My father was a Canadian Navy PTI in the 50s and 60s, and also a WW2 veteran, a ship's gunner who spent the entire war on the North Atlantic and the Arctic ocean, firing at the Luftwaffe and the Uboats, submarines. He became a PTI after the war, and was sent to England to learn his trade, in 1956/57/58, so we all went by Cunard ship to Portsmouth, and lived in Bath. Then when we returned to Canada, to HMCS Cornwallis he was made Chief of Staff of the P&RT School. All new entries went through Cornwallis, coming out quite transformed at the end. Dad could do every sport you can think of. I watched him doing amazing routines on two trapeze swings set up at 15 feet height over a swimming pool, very businesslike, and very good. He also did the same on a large trampoline, I'd sit there and watch, mesmerized. He had a dozen or so PTIs under him, and they taught sailors everything from calisthenics to rope climbing, fencing, handball, judo, gymnastics, Indian clubs, swimming of course was huge, as well as diving - sailors would be tied with long ties of rubber, to one of the trapeze platforms, and then they'd swim for hours. Water polo as well. Hockey, boxing, he refereed - curling, you name it. It was an elite group that did the training of sailors, but then the Liberal government destroyed it by amalgamating the entire 3 branches of the military, and disbanding the P&RT school. Some men literally wept over it. Dad was sent to an Air Force base, and had to write the syllabus /fitness for the armed forces, which he did, and then he got out of the Navy altogether. It was a real shame.
I was waiting in anticipation for your next video presentation and I was not disappointed. It brought a slight tear to my eyes as I began to remember my grandfather performing similar exercises with his wand. I am sure that he is proud that a young couple is diligently preserving our historical physical culture. Thank you for your labors and God bless and family.
What isn't mentioned in any of the historical data about fitness is the importance that this would have for horseback riding, and horses were everywhere, people had to know how to ride. To be a good rider, with an "independent seat", (meaning you keep your place and your balance, no matter what happens, and you don't need to grab anything to hang on); you must have a strong core that keeps you balanced no matter what the horse does, and this also saves the horse's mouth from being wrecked by someone with a poor seat and heavy hands that rely on the reins for balance. One should be able to go over jumps with no contact between hands and reins, as they are only for guidance. You have to have strong leg muscles as well of course, but it's the core that's going to keep you balanced, back especially. When I got out of condition and went riding again, I was thrown off when the horse bucked, and realized that my back muscles had gone soft, I had no way to keep myself upright, so off I went. So whether or not the Cavalry used this for conditioning, these wand exercises would be excellent for riders. I'm going to pass it on.
Great to hear Rob! Someone else was asking about training exercises for boxing, so we may do one in the future about dumbbell & Indian club exercises used by the old boxers.
Actually most of these exercises are great for boxers. I personally don't care for the clubbell exercises though ill be honest. But the other exercises are great for all kinds of athletes especially boxers. I feel like I could knock someone out by accident. I box too
@@thelastgeneration1926 the clubbell seems to be better to wrestlers tho. As someone who does judo, I can see how to swings directly translates to several throws
@@ulysses-pact I sold all my clubbells because they hurt my joints. The mechanics of it is fine but I would rather use like a sword style instrument that's heavy than a clubbell. It's not good for joints at all
I’m intrigued, as up until now I believed this exercise to have been invented by Berrgen. Do you have any links or know of any videos relating to its modern practice?
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Enjoying these, and getting some wands.
My father was a Canadian Navy PTI in the 50s and 60s, and also a WW2 veteran, a ship's gunner who spent the entire war on the North Atlantic and the Arctic ocean, firing at the Luftwaffe and the Uboats, submarines.
He became a PTI after the war, and was sent to England to learn his trade, in 1956/57/58, so we all went by Cunard ship to Portsmouth, and lived in Bath.
Then when we returned to Canada, to HMCS Cornwallis he was made Chief of Staff of the P&RT School. All new entries went through Cornwallis, coming out quite transformed at the end. Dad could do every sport you can think of. I watched him doing amazing routines on two trapeze swings set up at 15 feet height over a swimming pool, very businesslike, and very good. He also did the same on a large trampoline, I'd sit there and watch, mesmerized. He had a dozen or so PTIs under him, and they taught sailors everything from calisthenics to rope climbing, fencing, handball, judo, gymnastics, Indian clubs, swimming of course was huge, as well as diving - sailors would be tied with long ties of rubber, to one of the trapeze platforms, and then they'd swim for hours. Water polo as well. Hockey, boxing, he refereed - curling, you name it.
It was an elite group that did the training of sailors, but then the Liberal government destroyed it by amalgamating the entire 3 branches of the military, and disbanding the P&RT school. Some men literally wept over it. Dad was sent to an Air Force base, and had to write the syllabus /fitness for the armed forces, which he did, and then he got out of the Navy altogether. It was a real shame.
Outstanding core workout.
I was waiting in anticipation for your next video presentation and I was not disappointed. It brought a slight tear to my eyes as I began to remember my grandfather performing similar exercises with his wand. I am sure that he is proud that a young couple is diligently preserving our historical physical culture. Thank you for your labors and God bless and family.
Thanks so much Fred! Always appreciate your comments, which give us encouragement to keep going with this channel! 🙏
an excellent way to fix my lower back problems wow. these guys knew more than physical therapists of today
What isn't mentioned in any of the historical data about fitness is the importance that this would have for horseback riding, and horses were everywhere, people had to know how to ride. To be a good rider, with an "independent seat", (meaning you keep your place and your balance, no matter what happens, and you don't need to grab anything to hang on); you must have a strong core that keeps you balanced no matter what the horse does, and this also saves the horse's mouth from being wrecked by someone with a poor seat and heavy hands that rely on the reins for balance. One should be able to go over jumps with no contact between hands and reins, as they are only for guidance.
You have to have strong leg muscles as well of course, but it's the core that's going to keep you balanced, back especially. When I got out of condition and went riding again, I was thrown off when the horse bucked, and realized that my back muscles had gone soft, I had no way to keep myself upright, so off I went.
So whether or not the Cavalry used this for conditioning, these wand exercises would be excellent for riders. I'm going to pass it on.
Awesome training for boxing. I need to work this stuff into my home workout routine, and maybe tell my boxing coach about it.
Great to hear Rob! Someone else was asking about training exercises for boxing, so we may do one in the future about dumbbell & Indian club exercises used by the old boxers.
Actually most of these exercises are great for boxers. I personally don't care for the clubbell exercises though ill be honest. But the other exercises are great for all kinds of athletes especially boxers. I feel like I could knock someone out by accident. I box too
@@thelastgeneration1926 the clubbell seems to be better to wrestlers tho. As someone who does judo, I can see how to swings directly translates to several throws
@@ulysses-pact I sold all my clubbells because they hurt my joints. The mechanics of it is fine but I would rather use like a sword style instrument that's heavy than a clubbell. It's not good for joints at all
@@thelastgeneration1926 I understand. Hope you recovered
Wow. Those exercises require a pretty high degree of shoulder mobility to do!
Yes they do! Thanks! 🙏
This is still a very popular exercise in Sweden 👍🏻
I’m intrigued, as up until now I believed this exercise to have been invented by Berrgen. Do you have any links or know of any videos relating to its modern practice?
Thank you!!!👍
Great video series! Did you ever get around to combining the more historical exercises into a series? This also works great however!
The one that's about to get posted covers sequences!
Is this book available as a reprint or pdf somewhere...proper title? Thank you
Hi, it’s an old article from an old magazine. We make them all available in pdf on our Patreon.
Wait, Kellogg like "No Nut Kellogg?"
Yep!
Ben, how do you want to get back in shape if your wife does the exercises for you ;-)
Ha. She looked better doing this one, so filled in for me this time. :)