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The Indian Wrestler who inspired Bruce Lee Empty The Indian Wrestler who inspired Bruce Lee

Post by Guest Wed Aug 17, 2016 5:25 pm

i was familiar with Gama Pehelwan and some of his exploits including Gama's fights with Zbyszko. But it was a revelation to find that Bruce Lee found inspiration in Gama.

Bruce Lee was an avid follower of Gama's training routine. Lee read articles about Gama and how he employed his exercises to build his legendary strength for wrestling, and Lee quickly incorporated them into his own routine. The training routines Lee used included "the cat stretch" (Hindu push-ups), "the squat" (known as "baithak" in India), and also known as the "deep-knee bend."[7]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Gama

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