These old wooden “clubs†from India were used for physical practice. Indian wrestlers and warrio rs prepared themselves for battle by swinging thes e wooden clubs. With this, they condition their bo dies and build upper-body strength. This method of training goes back over five thousand years India n boys are generally introduced to the clubs aroun d 10 years of age and expected to practice daily. Back in the early 1900's the English col onists took this work-out routine back home and it was commonly used as training by world class boxe rs for decades.