NABARD IRON BODY TRAINING

Raw Natural Fitness

To deal with conflict in the face of pain, the mind must be trained to guide the body with confidence and resolution. Grandmaster Safakhoo has developed a regimen to enhance and increase resistance to pain. While sparring class prepares students for real life situations, pain resistance training enhances their performance.

In the art of Nabard, body conditioning contributes to fifty percent of training time. Iron Body training involves exercise routines in which the students gain strength and stability. The benefits of the training allow the students to perform and improve their techniques.

To facilitate comprehension of his survival strategy, Master Safakhoo created a raw natural fitness regimen called Iron-Body Training. Iron-Body encompasses Master Safakhoo's concepts of Log Training and Rock Training both of which are . Log Training is now a patent pending workout regimen which is revolutionizing the fitness industry as the first workout designed specifically for the fitness needs of martial artists.

Iron-Body prepares Nabard practitioners to proficiently handle, combat tasks such as: Grappling, throwing, weapons handling, pain resistance and endurance. During Iron-Body participants are challenged to perform all movements in unison while silently enduring each exercise with expressionless faces. The leading instructor or ostad signals the start and stop of each movement by chanting a rhythmic guttural sound called "tabl" (Farsi-meaning drum rhythm or drum beat) intended to guide the listener into an active meditative state where it is believed mental and physical union is achieved. It is from this state that practitioners seek to discipline both mind and body to overcome pain in order to utilize proper strategies while in combat.

Log Training employs instruments known as Log Training Devices (L.T.D.) Master Safakhoo gleaned inspiration for L.T.D. by studying ancient Persian warrior training such as Varzesh e- Phalavani. By integrating the L.T.D. system and Varzesh, Master Safakhoo is credited with reviving the ancient art in modern times. Similar to its predecessor, Log Training utilizes natural wooden logs varying in size and weight, as strength training devices. Wooden logs are fitted with custom grips and handles, allowing safe maneuverability throughout Log Training routines.

Safakhoo's fitness regimen succeeds to equally strengthen: muscles, joints, and tendons, by integrating upper and lower body techniques. From either upright or reclining positions, practitioners maneuver LTD's vertically and laterally through various posterior or anterior sets. Each set can be performed at various speeds to create the desired resistance. This old-school training method exploits biomechanics to offer a time-tested natural body conditioning regimen appreciated by athletes of all disciplines.

In addition to Log Training Devices (L.T.D.) Master Safakhoo has created several other training devices. His inventions include: The Universal Training Dummy (U.T.D.) and The Triflex stretching device. (see Safakhoo's inventions)

By combining the wisdom of the past with the scientific breakthroughs of the modern day, Master Safakhoo created Nabard Log Training. Log Training is a new old-school approach to a realistic solution for shaping the human body into a functional fighting machine.
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