Kashi Azad – Pahlavani Variations (Level 2) Online Self Study Course

Pahlavāni Variations is the continuation of the Fundamentals course, offering 70 new exercises and techniques to elevate your strength, coordination, and skill. This second volume introduces 20 new Shena push-up flows and 20 advanced Meel swinging variations, complete with progressions and regressions to match your level. You’ll also learn the fundamentals of Sang (shield) training—developing immense core and grip strength—as well as new dynamic stretching sequences and footwork drills used in traditional Zurkhaneh (House of Strength) ceremonies.

Rooted in over 2,500 years of warrior tradition, Pahlavāni is the world’s oldest martial arts conditioning system. This course builds on that legacy, teaching you the deeper principles and refined techniques of Persian Yoga™ to strengthen your body, refine your movement, and renew your practice.

Pahlavāni Variations – Online Self-Study Course

Advance Your Skills. Amplify Your Power. Evolve Your Practice.

The Pahlavāni Variations Online Self-Study Course is designed for students who have completed the Pahlavāni Fundamentals and are ready to deepen their training. While the Fundamentals course lays the groundwork in technique, alignment, and essential tools, Variations introduces greater complexity, intensity, and coordination challenges, pushing you further in your physical and mental development.

This course builds on the ancient warrior traditions of Persian Yoga (Pahlavāni), integrating advanced strength-building techniques, rhythmic movement, and flow-based transitions. It enhances your ability to move with purpose, precision, and power.

What You Will Learn

• Advanced Meel Techniques
  Refine your practice with two-count swings (shallaghi), reverse transitions, decussated swings, and rhythmic combinations. These movements develop rotational strength, shoulder resilience, timing, and hand-eye coordination.
• Introduction to Sang Shield Training
  Learn the fundamentals of Sang (wooden shields) and how to handle them with correct posture and form. Sang training dramatically increases core stability and grip strength while reinforcing control and symmetry across the upper body.
• Shena Push-Up Variations and Flows
  Progress beyond static push-ups with flowing Shena sequences, complex hand placements, and integrated dynamic transitions. These enhance total-body strength, shoulder mobility, core stability, and hip flexibility.
• Dynamic Sit-to-Stands and Meel Stretching Drills
  Master controlled, functional movement patterns that improve your posterior chain, balance, and mobility. These sequences stretch the rotator cuff, spine, and hips under load, building strength and range simultaneously.
• Spins and Pa Zadan (Kicking Drills)
  Incorporate single, double, and triple spins, along with traditional Pa Zadan kicking patterns. These dynamic movements sharpen coordination, rhythm, spatial awareness, and reactive control under rotational stress.
• Rhythm, Flow, and Timing
  Train rhythm as a skill. Through interaction drills, spins, and movement sequencing, you’ll develop the inner timing, proprioception, and flow that separates functional movement from mere exercise.

Why This Course Matters

While Fundamentals teaches you how to move correctly, Variations teaches you how to move dynamically, with strength, flow, and purpose. The movements are faster, the transitions more demanding, and the control required more refined. This course will develop your body into a highly functional, agile, and powerful instrument, capable of integrated movement across multiple planes.

By the end of this program, you will have a greater command of traditional tools, deeper body awareness, and an elevated understanding of Pahlavāni as both a strength system and a martial discipline.

Prerequisite: Completion of the Pahlavāni Fundamentals Online Self-Study Course is recommended.

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