Ancient martial arts stone training

Most people know of stone lifting as a part of Strongman training. The roots of stone lifting are centuries old.

Some stones are legendary and well-known , like Iceland’s Husafell stone .

Modern day Strongmen, like Eric Fiorillo, will make the journey across the Atlantic Ocean to lift that stone.

Bud Jeffries seems to lift every big stone he finds during his travels. Many others have learned the benefits of stone lifting. It makes you crazy strong!

Lesser known is stone lifting done on the other side of the world, like ancient China or Okinowa.

Here is an article on stone training that you might not be aware of yet, you can read it here

Learn from the ancients and apply it to the present.

Published by ironcave1

I was the owner of the Cave, a strength-based, veteran-owned, unconventional coaching facility, which closed on May 31, 2022 after almost 12 years. My full focus is now on bringing our steelclub and mace training called Mace Fit out to the public. Follow us at http://macefit.com and @2slingsteel.

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