304
I am somewhat of a novice club swinger myself and I watch and read everything I can find on the internet relating to this subject - namely Indian Clubs. In particular I find the history very interesting.
I am aware that the British military used clubs in the latter part of the 19th century and first quarter of the 20th century - give or take a few years on either side.. As far as I am aware the Royal Marines (Commandos) still use Indian clubs as part of their PTI (Physical Training Instructor) training and passing out parades (see Youtube), and this stems from a long tradition of using clubs, as previously mentioned.
I have also read that the Germans learnt Indian Clubs too (from the
225
