Fighting with a Traditional Indian Sword - Sanatan Shastra Vidya with Gurdev Nidar Singh

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Antique Indian Swords are truly something amazing to behold. However there is a lot of confusion on how to hold them and wield them. Here Gurudev Nidar Singh, the last master of the ancient art of Sanatan Shastra Vidya demonstrates the correct way of holding an Indian Sword as well as the key differences between this art and other weapon based martial arts.
Traditional India had amongst the widest variety of weapons in the whole of the ancient/medieval world. Unfortunately most of our Martial Knowledge has been lost. What is left is mostly for demonstrational purposes.
Sanatan Shastra Vidya taught by Gurudev Nidar Singh is one of those exceptions. The art he teaches is still very much rooted in Traditonal Indian Culture and the Ancient/Medieval Tactics that our ancestors developed over thousands of years.
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@lighthavenindia Жыл бұрын

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@43sh240 Жыл бұрын

We have these techniques in our Martial art also. These all have specific Assamese names.

@street-8 Жыл бұрын

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@moderntimes4814 21 күн бұрын

Where is this gurukul?

@ajraol9032 6 ай бұрын

2:09 Legendary line 😂

@sandhyaprabhu6996 Ай бұрын

😂😂yes

@user-rx1ll7ze5q Күн бұрын

He makes us feel so proud as Indians.

@flashbang45 8 ай бұрын

Excellent. I always tell my students that you have to adapt to the weapon not the other way around. This is a perfect example of this idea. Just fascinating. Thanks for sharing.

@lighthavenindia 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for your kind words and support 🙏

@adamyasingh3713 Жыл бұрын

2:10 Paji is a savage 😂

@preetmann6143 6 ай бұрын

The things is that there were many warriors in medieval and ancient India who were taller than 7 feet. Maharaja Pratap, Rana Kumbh, Guru Hargobind Ji, Hari Singh, Rana Sangha, and many more. And they all used talwar.

@rahichaudhary6841 2 ай бұрын

Nhi Pratap 7 feet nhi the...

@abhishekdey123 Ай бұрын

I don't know how true this is

@rage8673 13 күн бұрын

Mahrana Pratap Would have been an exception, and i am not sure about how true that is. 6.8-6.9 would be the normal height i guess, and specifically for like people who can afford regular proper food in their childhood to grow that much. 7 feet would be rarer for any race(maybe not for a certain african tribe that has jumping rituals)

@pankajvashisht5875 Жыл бұрын

Parnaam To Gurdev Ji 🙇 Thank you Tuhon for Sharing

@lighthavenindia Жыл бұрын

Thank you sir ❤️

@stonehand49 11 ай бұрын

As a Escrima practitioner I enjoyed your knowledge ❤

@lighthavenindia 11 ай бұрын

🙏

@stonehand49 11 ай бұрын

@@lighthavenindia your HIGH LEVEL. NAMASTE

@lighthavenindia 11 ай бұрын

Hi, thank you for your kind words except that isn't us. This video is of Gurdev Nidar Singh who comes to teach at our school twice a year. But I'll pass on your compliments to him

@khaigalias9505 Жыл бұрын

Wow these videos have been transformative! Thank you for sharing Shastra Vidya techniques. It's complementing my PTK background beautifully. These subtle changes in holding my stick and focusing on shoulder joint has made me instantly more precise and fluid. I feel like I have so much more practice and reps!

@lighthavenindia Жыл бұрын

I'm glad it's helping. It's done the same for me. Infact I've just released a video talking about my major take aways from training the art..

@rasthana Жыл бұрын

गुरुदेव निडरसिंह जी। 🙏

@Hakor0 Жыл бұрын

So enlightening I never thought about the shoulders as so powerful in transforming martial movements though it's sort of obvious now like so many great things.

@lighthavenindia Жыл бұрын

It is a very interesting rabbit hole to dive down. Shastra Vidya has a whole other way of looking at shoulders and shoulder mobility. However even if one doesn't do Shastra Vidya, having good shoulder mobility can help in every other martial art as well.

@the11382 Ай бұрын

Wouldn't this often result in dislocated shoulders?

@user-ce1eq4xo2t 7 күн бұрын

make give numbering to your videos about sashtra vidya..... and different types of shastra... not only swords but daggers, sheilds, spears and bown and arrows too..... pls im a big fan of yours and also make videos of strategies used in wars and battles

@-lemonade-9412 Жыл бұрын

Wow, amazing explanation, I never thought my ancestors used their swords with their shoulders!

@lighthavenindia Жыл бұрын

It's a fascinating art

@naveensekhon4563 9 ай бұрын

You can see the technique in akara workouts with gadas.

@khalilal-bukhari7042 6 ай бұрын

An amazing video. I learned more in a couple minutes from this teacher than in many combined western videos on talwar

@lighthavenindia 6 ай бұрын

He does seminars all over the world. You should try and attend one if it happens near you. It's a very interesting art to train

@prof.burton8412 Жыл бұрын

Fascinating. Thank you for explaining this.

@ganeshrasve5325 Жыл бұрын

Great techniques explained 🙏🙏 Jay hind 👍💕💕

@lighthavenindia Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Jai Hind

@indiantiger.1419 4 ай бұрын

Pranaaam tu real great nihang nidar singh baba ji koti koti pranaam🌼🌼🌼

@veersingh2730 Жыл бұрын

Ek umkar satnam blessings from Mauritius sanyasi veer singhji, hi guruji Tank's for this video demonstration marcial Art 👋💐❤️👌🇮🇳🇲🇺🇪🇺❤️❤️

@lighthavenindia Жыл бұрын

🙏

@Mohan_Singh_baliyan 10 күн бұрын

Baba ji ko pranam, Baba ji, i bought my first sword from Punjab and i myself got to know this trick while holding talwar। I want to learn indian talwar। How can i learn baba ji।

@The_Taiji_Viking 4 ай бұрын

Excellent instructions! Thank you for demonstrating. These Principles are also used by Tai Chi Chuan, when pursued deeply enough to include weapons training. In particular, the Spilling of weight energy to initiate movements, the integration of Structure and the relaxation of the hands are methods which I used to think were unique to Chinese "Internal" Martial Arts such as Tai Chi and Xin Yi, until one of your students introduced me to Shastar Vidya. Great stuff! ☯️ 🙏 ☯️

@johnmarken3945 2 ай бұрын

excellent! Very instructive. Also explains clearly the false claims that such swords are for small hands. so fun

@Vulgaels 2 ай бұрын

Similar techniques- shoulder and grip, are used in Chinease and Japanese martial arts, Eastern Europe step sabers, and several short type swords. Its all about the type of weapon you use and whats the art behind it. Great content

@Mikshvert 11 ай бұрын

Would love to see some full kit sparring.

@jimmolloy1654 5 ай бұрын

I really think showing live sparring/fencing would add a lot of legitimacy to this very intriguing system. Please upload videos of tulwar fencing! We desperately want to see this system in action! Enjoying the content.

@lighthavenindia 5 ай бұрын

I do agree with you. I'm a huge proponent of sparring. Unfortunately Gurdev visits us twice a year for seminars and most of the time we have new people in these seminars who can barely swing a stick let a lone spar.

@STLove88 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing this, I am having a better understanding of the techniques involved with using this type of sword. Btw - that is a magnificent beard and mustache he has. 🙏👍😎

@lighthavenindia 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching and commenting 😊🙏

@subbaramgowra1350 Жыл бұрын

mystical & inspiring, keep sharing....

@lighthavenindia Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@troopernate8046 9 ай бұрын

cool

@DragonDaggerFeenix Жыл бұрын

The english accent made me crack a smile :)

@ruru672 Жыл бұрын

I want to thank you very very much for your efforts and goodwill, and also to the level and amount of knowledge that u have given me, I would like to ask you for a few more things, which is that you show us implementation and implications of a katana, varieties of katanas, chinese swords and other types of single-bladed and double bladed swords and moreover with long gripped swords. Thank you very much, it was utmost magnificent and heartwarming tto see someone from our country to showcase and propogate the desi-style of sword art.

@lighthavenindia Жыл бұрын

Hi, Gurdev lives in the UK. Everytime he comes to Goa we host him for a seminar. So this isn't his official channel but he is here in November next. I'll pass on your message then. Thank you for your support

@ruru672 Жыл бұрын

@@lighthavenindia thank you very much and welcome 🤗

@eyeope 2 ай бұрын

Shat Shat Naman to Baba Nidar Singh Nihang Ji ❤

@wehrwolf8006 Жыл бұрын

Excellent 👍👍

@lighthavenindia Жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏

@RobRandolph80 8 ай бұрын

The audio cuts out after 30 seconds

@lighthavenindia 8 ай бұрын

Please reload the video. This happens sometimes but it's a KZfaq issue. Reloading the video generally works

@Alpha-tr7uf Жыл бұрын

Very Informative Video 😍

@lighthavenindia Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@itsraghuvanshi 3 ай бұрын

I want to learn the kshatriya war art from him to protect the dharma. Where can I meet him ??

@anope9053 9 ай бұрын

now i understand the techniques my parents use when i get in trouble with them

@nishantverma943 Жыл бұрын

Can you please suggest where to get genuine sword ?🙏

@yashvardhansinghsolanki6391 Жыл бұрын

Babaji’s reflexes💯

@lighthavenindia Жыл бұрын

They are great

@puneetmehar2845 Жыл бұрын

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

@lighthavenindia Жыл бұрын

🙏

@welinder01 6 күн бұрын

so no snap cut using the wrist extension?

@shafi.j Жыл бұрын

He is the rebirth of Arjun He do same like Arjun of sanathan dharma arth.

@sheikhamin315 Жыл бұрын

Well that's something new.

@lighthavenindia Жыл бұрын

I've been hosting Gurdev Nidar Singh at my school since 2018 and this art has made my understanding of the Filipino Martial Arts much deeper.

@karlhaugas9809 Жыл бұрын

Hare Krishna Gurudev Maharadž! Sadly there is no voice in this video. Hari bol.

@lighthavenindia Жыл бұрын

I just checked this and the voice is fine. Try reloading the video and see if it changes. On my browser and phone it's working fine

@PTK_kerala Жыл бұрын

😮😮👍

@lighthavenindia Жыл бұрын

🙏

@poojasingh370 Жыл бұрын

How to join for self defence

@arjunthakur630 7 ай бұрын

SAT SHREE AKAL

@varadkumar5976 Жыл бұрын

How can we get it learnt physically in India . Please throw some light on this issue . Any camps , video classes .

@lighthavenindia Жыл бұрын

Gurdev is coming back to India in February and March and will be teaching in many cities. You can Google if he is coming to your city

@fvdj2204 Жыл бұрын

They're brains are small 🤣🤣🤣🤣 you got me on that one LMAO 🤣

@Blue-kd7lv Жыл бұрын

so is yours brother

@srinjoyroychoudhury7034 Жыл бұрын

Hope Scholagladiatoria is taking notes

@GTMarmot Жыл бұрын

That geezer started opening his mouth decades ago, and never took notes when a man was teaching. He doesn't know how to listen - only how to talk.

@royalecrafts6252 Жыл бұрын

Lol he wont, he sticks with hema which is very non flow in movesets

@jassimarsingh6505 Жыл бұрын

@@royalecrafts6252 agree he should stick to his own style

@nishantverma943 Жыл бұрын

Exactly 💯

@Mikshvert 11 ай бұрын

Take notes? Likely. But practice not really. But it would be amazing to see more sparring footage of this Indian martial arts. I

@diwakarkaushal9093 Жыл бұрын

Where is the campus situated in India?

@puneetthakur3378 Жыл бұрын

delhi

@diwakarkaushal9093 Жыл бұрын

@@puneetthakur3378 can you please tell me the actual address?

@lighthavenindia Жыл бұрын

Gurdev Nidar Singh does not live in India. He has students who teach in Goa, in Delhi, in Gujarat etc etc. However best is to train with him directly. He will be coming to India next in February and March 2023

@diwakarkaushal9093 Жыл бұрын

@@lighthavenindia okay thank you very much for sharing information

@thirdeyeinthemaking7327 Жыл бұрын

What happened to the volume???

@lighthavenindia Жыл бұрын

Please try reloading the video. This is a glitch that sometimes happens. But if you reload it should be ok.

@raghuraman6775 11 ай бұрын

EVEN THE SMALL POOCH IS ALSO EGERLY LEARNING

@lighthavenindia 11 ай бұрын

She our most talented student

@phanihunt 2 ай бұрын

I never believed in Bjyus or their intent in making Education or tuning as best. Just had this gut feeling, I stay near kormanagala sony signal where Bjyus for years had their shop, right on the costliest spot, which was pretty unnecessary. I have witnessed how many educational institutions evolving.

@madhavmandava Жыл бұрын

Guess my brain is too small to still not understand some of the basics but interesting

@lighthavenindia Жыл бұрын

The brain won't be able to until the body does the action

@madhavmandava Жыл бұрын

@@lighthavenindia ahhhh.....cause what the body does not feel....the difference can't be understood without experience?

@lighthavenindia Жыл бұрын

The martial arts cannot be understood without the body. Then it's just theory without basis in reality.

@royalecrafts6252 Жыл бұрын

@@lighthavenindia is still just theory if you dont use it for deadly confrontation or try it in an actual setting practice

@phoenixj1299 8 ай бұрын

@@royalecrafts6252people used this in wars for thousands of years.

@yanniskusogaki 4 ай бұрын

Sounds good. Any proper sparring videos of that to show to us small-brained Europeans?

@vijayvijay4123 2 ай бұрын

It's too dangerous

@yanniskusogaki 2 ай бұрын

@@vijayvijay4123 Not if you are wearing proper gear. See, these guys are doing it kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mMCCYKqhqMetqo0.html

@vijayvijay4123 2 ай бұрын

Just kidding This book sheds more light on this subject Sword fighters of British India - D. A Kinsley

@vijayvijay4123 2 ай бұрын

He's right about using the shoulder but I don't agree with him on the grip. The grip was held tight as it gave more power to the slashes. Also with a loose grip you will easily loose your sword I know Silambam, the dravidian staff fighting system from which the jogo do Pau was copied by the Portuguese. The English were too proud and uptight and stern to copy from the martial sports of the colonies.

@VeruxT 28 күн бұрын

Small brained 🤣

@musicart2516 Жыл бұрын

Babeo please speak Punjabi

@franckherrmannsen7903 Жыл бұрын

surprisesurprise the grip idea is totally PTK, so is the rest

@lighthavenindia Жыл бұрын

While there are many similarities, I'm curious to know who in PTK has spoken about Grip in this way and the use of the shoulders in this way? I do see many similarities between the two arts but at the same time I've very rarely come across people in Pekiti who articulate these concepts. So I'd love to know where you heard them and how they were described to you? Your answer might help me understand the two arts better 🙏

@franckherrmannsen7903 Жыл бұрын

@@lighthavenindia you may want to look into 64 attacks, there are only 3 real thrusts #5,8,9 technique#50 i would consider a push, so if a thrust is a slash you´ve got six from three, these are occupying the diagonal and horizontal lines, adding the concept of triV, you conquer the vertical line plus the idea of doubling up, Kit Acenas has a little drill as a morning routine, Tim Waid shows triV as his knife movement, it´s the essence of the system in my eyes, well only with the footwork of course

@franckherrmannsen7903 Жыл бұрын

@@lighthavenindia further on GT Gaje always shows the different aspects of the thumb and forefinger, so the grip is threefingered, which is also what you´d see in HEMA and what Kendopractioners told me, wielding a hammer shows you the same idea, bodymovent in PTK is very similar to XingYi and Bagua in terms of how to use your spine

@lighthavenindia Жыл бұрын

Yes I've done the original 64 attacks from GT and he has shown the thumb grip and there are similarities in technique especially if you go into 144 attacks which is amongst the oldest parts of PTK. But the engines that drive movement and the body mechanics are very different. There are many similarities in the principles of PTK and Shastra Vidya but the body mechanics are very different. Infact you will find it very hard to move a real antique Indian Sword with Kali body mechanics. But yes you'll find many common principles. Thank you very much for taking the time to reply. Really appreciate it :)

@zetareticulan321 10 ай бұрын

Like Bruce Lee said, we all have 2 arms and 2 legs, so different martial arts will have similarities with each other.