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Shree
Samarth Vyayam Mandir
 Shree
Samarth Vyayam Mandir is a renowned institution that preaches
the gospel of physical training in different games like mallakhamb,
kho-kho, kabaddi, yoga, etc. By assimilating every sports
activity as an integral part and parcel of human life, Shree
Samarth Vyayam Mandir has successfully trained countless denizens
in physical education for the last 8 decades in Mumbai. The institute
also offers comprehensive training in different disciplines like
gymnastics, wrestling, weightlifting, athletics, basketball,
volleyball, judo, karate, lezim, dand-baithak, lathi, lakdi,
on the ground of Mangaldas Verma Kreeda Bhavan at the Shivaji Park,
Dadar.
Shree Samarth Vyayam Mandir offers training in mallakhamb,
which is the most ancient and scientific art, it helps us to become
swift, supple, agile, and healthy. Rope mallakhamb is one
of the most fascinating forms of  mallakhamb.
It emphasises on different yogic postures and acrobatic feats, which
are performed on a suspended cotton rope of around 15 mm circumference
and 550 cms in length, covered with a canvas coating. The students
of Shree Samarth Vyyam Mandir are trained in the demonstration
of rope mallakhamb, bottle mallakambh, pole mallakhamb, etc.
The students are also trained to perform other feats like holding
burning torches in the hands or even with the weapons tied around
the body on the mallakhamb. Other special features of the training
includes the formation of collective pyramids on all types of mallakhamb.
Shree Samarth Vyayam Mandir had conducted its 27th  summer
coaching camp at its premises in April 2001, which was attended
by thousands of young boys and girls. A dedicated team of experts
had imparted training in freehand exercise (without apparatus) to
the participants. Uday Deshpande, the general secretary
of Mallakamb Federation of India, and the honorary
secretary and chief coach of Shree Samarth Vyayam Mandir,
said, “The summer coaching camp emphasises different
forms of physical training like surya namaskar and warm-up exercise.
The camp is an ideal platform for the participants to showcase their
talent; it also help us to select talented participants and enroll
them as trainees in our institution.” The basic abilities
like concentration, perseverance, courage, speed, strength, and
flexibility of the participants were assessed in the camp by the
expert coaches. The participants were evaluated according to their
individual  performances
and those qualifying the minimum standards, had got the priority
for admission in the institute. Nutritious diet was also offered
to the participants in the camp.
By offering training in different games, Shree Samarth Vyayam
Mandi helps to develop the qualities of leadership, competitive
spirit, and sportsmanship in children. Shree Samarth Vyayam Mandir
encourages the steady development of human values and personality,
which in accordance with its essential ideology, helps to build
the nation.
By:
Wasim Siddiqui
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