Why Mud Wrestlers Give Up Everything For An Ancient Sport | Still Standing | Business Insider

Kushti is a traditional mud-wrestling sport in India with roots dating back 2,500 years. Wrestlers leave their hometowns as children to live and train at wrestling academies, called talims. The lifestyle is extremely disciplined: They wake up at 4 a.m. to train six days a week and rarely get the chance to see their families. We went inside the Gangavesh wrestling school in Kolhapur to follow one of the top fighters there, Mauli Jamdade, to see what it takes to be a mud wrestler.

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[harshitkumar]

This sport known as 'kushti' is not dying by any means. It's very much thriving and every indian professional wrestler starts with this only. It's very popular in rural villages.

[ZOCCOK]

"Jab tak Mitti hai, Tab tak Kushti hai"
"As long as there is soil, there will be wrestling"
- Old Indian Proverb

[r.casagrande]

I'm a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioner, I thank India for starting it thousands years ago.

[SaeedAcronia]

Greetings from Persia to my Indian cousins. This sport is one of many shared traditions that have held us together for millennia. So proud of you keeping this amazing sport alive. 💪💪💪

[MoralesAlex]

These dudes are badass. Respect to everyone involved and their dedication to their history

[minhducnguyen]

I love how every activities in the gym are training. Even the preparation of the rings is a workout by itself. Despite being homemade, their equipments are very well thought.

[dasdovian]

Even in regular clothes you could spot him as wrestler a mile away, even in other countries. His powerful shoulders and neck, his ears and the way he walks all tell-tale signs of a wrestler.

[jaloud]

Lick the fact that any part in the World, even in India, your sport teacher is a 60 years old guy with a beer belly. Fantastic video by the way.

[shrikrishnamanepatil]

My Father and Grandfather and their ancestors were all mud wrestlers. Thank you for covering our sports. God bless you.

[xohbtsj]

I like the idea of switching away from businesses and focusing more on tradition and culture. I know this is a "Business Insider", but 'tis a good peice and I would like to see more of this kinds of vids every now and then.

[rameshprasad]

My father was a kushti wrestler in the village. He moved to Bombay for better life but whenever we go back every one in the village especially the older people treat him with utmost respect I never understood that back then as a kid but now looking back it makes so much sense.

[uvykqwp]

As Greek I just want to say that Indian traditions and culture are just so interesting. I wish I could research it further. To my Indian bros you guys are awesome

[JacobCanote]

Love the mud. Their eyes are so bright. A joy to see. Hope that they get everything needed to keep this tradition alive.

[larcm]

As an NRI whenever I go back to India I always sponsor the local wrestlers in my area. I encourage every NRI to please do the same. We need to support and preserve our Hindustani wrestling culture

[kapilsharmaWorld_uncensored]

My father owned his own mud- turf in our hometown and was one of the badass wrastler of his time there. People still love him for this.

[bebokamarad]

As a mma fighter i tried mud wrestling (khusti)i thought it would be like normal mat wrestling but i was wrong its lot more thougher than mat wrestling once step in mud your feet almost sunks in it feels very exhausting to even walk the moment i gone for a takedown he(training partner)sprawls hard and my head goes deep into the mud and mud all over my mouth, nose and you require very good grip strength cause due to mud and sweat it slips alot but overall it was worth it i will for sure do it again but i didn't know it would be thus tough but it was great to help me grow as a athlete

[janbonn]

Kushti has a new fan from germany! Especially i like the great sportsmanship and comradery shown by the indian wrestlers.
Something, too many MMA fighters lack today.

[sourturtle]

I’m a mat wrestler and while nothing like this exists near me I think it would be interesting to do kushti one day, this traditional sport seems to be able to make peoples lives happier and that should be the goal of sports at the end of the day. in my opinion

[aleenaprasannan]

India's traditional sports like kushti and martial arts like Kalaripayattu are not in anyway dying. They are extremely good in body conditioning, and a lot of people use is as parallel training method. Kalaripayattu is catching popularity among a lot of dancers from classical to contemporary since its extremely good in conditioning your body for hyperextended moves and postures. Kusthi training is benifitial for any contact sports and Kabaddi is another traditional contact sport that has become modernized and popular to the extend of having Internation league championships.

[Jhikonico]

I Love that wrestling is not only Ancient but practiced all around the world and share the same values and teachings. no matter where we go a wrestler can tell whos a wrestler. Wrestling is the most ancient, primitive, basic form of combat known to man. its truly an Art