Are there any manuals or similar resources describing Pehlwani techniques (preferably in English or Hindi)?
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E.g. some tackles: dhobi, puthhi, saaltu, bagaldoop. – brazofuerte May 11 '20 at 17:36
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I did a bit of poking around, but the best I've found so far are some partially translated Iranian texts in the parallel Pahlwani style. – Macaco Branco May 12 '20 at 00:13
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The most comprehensive manual seems to be The Science of Wrestling, Vol. 1 (1927). It details throws, pins, chokes, joint locks, counters, combinations, and entries:
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Further resources are detailed below:
Textbooks
- Pehlwani: Identity, Ideology and the Body of the Indian Wrestler, Vol. 1, Vol. 2 (1989)
- Wrestling in Indi: Indian Wrestlers, Indian Wrestling Coaches, Pehlwani (2010)
- The Wrestler's body: Identity and Ideology in North India (1992)
Documentaries
- Punjabi Wrestling (2019)
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