Sport & Martial Arts
Mallakhamba (pole gymnastics)
mentioned 1135 CEIndian practitionersManasollasaPan-Indian / unspecified
1135
Aerial yoga/gymnastics performed on a vertical pole or rope.
- Dated
- 1135
- As scholars put it
- mentioned 1135 CE
- Originator
- Indian practitioners
- Source text
- Manasollasa
- Region
- Pan-Indian / unspecified
- Discipline
- Sport & Martial Arts
- Evidence
- Documented
- Confidence
- Medium
- Verification
- Reference-cited
Meanwhile in the West
Considered by some an ancestor of modern pole gymnastics.
Fair to say
The pole-dance 'ancestor' claim is a popular but loose association.
Path to modern innovation
A distinctive gymnastic discipline.
Transmission
Indigenous tradition.
References
- 1Manasollasa (1135 CE)
Further reading
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