Indian Club Swinging Workshop

Potential Benefits of Club Swinging:

• Helps lubricate, strengthen and heal the joints
• Contributes to shoulder girdle integrity, mobility and efficiency
• Develops coordination
• Strengthens back and shoulders
• Improves elbow and wrist flexibility
• Enhances range of motion
• Helps cultivate smooth, efficient movement
• Enhances brain function
• Enhances neural efficiency

Meet the Instructor: Dr. Ed Thomas began learning functional Indian Club skills in the early-1950's at around the age of 8/9.  He later studied classical club swinging for 9mo. in Burma, and has learned from other teachers of this ancient art in the United States, Germany and South Korea.  After many years of study and practice, Dr. Thomas began teaching his Northern Illinois University students in the 1980's. Throughout the 1990's, he included Indian Clubs in the physical readiness training doctrine he developed for the United States Army. 

Check out his YouTube Channel: Viamilitaris

"Dr. Ed Thomas is undoubtedly the U.S. Army's top physical readiness training expert. He has inspired a paradigm shift that will benefit our soldiers for years to come."

- Lt. Col. William Rieger, Commandant, U.S. Army Physical Fitness School, Fort Benning, Georgia

"Dr. Ed Thomas is a gifted teacher and world-class physical educator who recognized many years ago the power of training concepts that are cutting edge today."

- Jeremy Levine, Former human performance advisor to the U.S. Navy SEALS

"World Renowned Physical Education Expert"

- Quad City Times

"You move like a cat."

- Pavel Tsatsoline, StrongFirst

"Dr. Thomas is a national treasure."

- Gray Cook, Functional Movement Systems

"The Guru’s Guru nobody knows about."

- Brett Jones, Applied Strength