Zurkhanie article

[freedom71]

Hi everyone,

I saw a brief article on the iranian martial art of zurkhanie on the bbc
website & thought some may be interested:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3647621.stm

kind regards,
Michael Allen

[Scott Sonnon]

Thanks for posting it, Michael. More of the traditional club swinging discipline seems to be coming to public attention. There are some errors in the journalism, though (not unusual - you should have read the erroneous info about SAMBO a decade ago!) For an accurate overview on Pahlavani, go to www.pahlavani.com.

[freedom71]

Hi Coach Sonnon,

thanks for the link; a very informative website. I remember seeing some men in Hyde Park, London, practising this style about 2 years ago.
The teacher was quite old but formidable!

kind regards,
Michael Allen

[JasonE]

Anybody know if Iraq still has a pahlavani-type tradition?