Hindu Pushups - Judo Style

[Greg Newton]

This is a video link Gary Bowes sent me. Enjoy.

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[MikeNY]

Been there, done that and loved it, being on the University Judo Team was a wonderful learning experience. Hindu, Greek Pushups never change, just the name.

[gs300tx]

600 to 1000 tiger push ups a day? that is amazing

[dynogoalie30]

Thanks Greg and Gary, any articles and or videos about hindu push-ups and hindu squats, which happen to be 2 of myfavorite exercises, brings a smile to my face, thanks again.

[tom]

Before I heard of Hindu pushups, I always called them judo pushups. But we'd reverse direction and go down and back up, something not done in (as I've heard them referred to) Hindu, Tiger, etc.

"We knew it was unreasonable." Boy, wasn't that the truth. But what do young guys care.

Tom

[jonlclay]

A lot of different forms used by each of the people in the video. I have a question, do you all vary your form when you do these, or do you stick to a strict one?

In the video, most seemed to keep their arms close to their bodies, which I believe works the tricepts. Having arms out from the sides seems to work the chest differently.

Thoughts?

Jon

[John Peterson]

Hey Greg and Gary,

Thank You Both. Great stuff. And YES! Each man adjusted the Push-Up to his own physiology. NOTICE: Kimura wasn't walking around criticizing discrepancies in form. As long as each man was working hard and using as close to full range motion for his own body the master did not complain. Watch it again and take note.

---John Peterson

[JoeJustice]

. NOTICE: Kimura wasn't walking around criticizing discrepancies in form. As long as each man was working hard and using as close to full range motion for his own body the master did not complain.

In other words, he was the polar opposite of Vince Gironda? :smirk:

-Joe

[Daniel]

Kimura was a legend, he was known for his hard training he did 1000 pushups daily, In 1951 Kimura defeated Helio Gracie, as a tribute to Kimura the Gracie's even named the arm lock he used to break Helio's arm and defeat him "The Kimura" in Brazillian Jiu Jitsu.

[tom]

If it's anything like classes I attended in Japan, they were given very strict instruction for technique. I'm guessing the elbows are usually more in than out, since that is where the power is.

Then, when it is advanced class and the numbers are not reasonable, everybody changes just to survive and not be embarrassed. If it were a beginner class, the upperclassmen would be ragging on them for perfect form, even though they do not do it themselves.

Under observation, the teacher will not correct minor flaws, as that reflects poorly on the student and the teaching.

Tom