 I'm Rick! I don't know what that was. What was that? I'm gonna die apparently here. And they were supposed to take time to call us officially tweaked. It's like when we had the... Maybe I should drink water instead of coffee. Yeah, maybe you need to be hydrated. I don't know what that is. There's some water and then there's... Stop drinking. There's water. There's water and there's bong for us. That is over there. But today we're reacting to a video. It's... I think a... I don't know what you would classify it as. Art... I mean not like a dance or anything like that. But it's like an art form activity. Like... Like a trapeze? Not trapeze. Like in Mumbai when they do the climbing thing. It's actually a celebration but it's also considered a sport. I don't know. I think something like that. But we'll see. I'm sure you're not still dizzy. It might be. It's called this. It's called Malakam. It's an acrobatic. That's what it is. It's an acrobatic thing. Pune India. Yes. But here we go. You ready to learn about it? Absolutely. There's something new about Indian culture. Come on. Incredible display of lettuces. Oh my God! It's a traditional Indian sport called Malakam. I think I've seen that. Even though it's nearly a thousand years old, it was before 2013 that it was declared an official state sport of India. I've seen that. I've always thought we'd explore the acrobatic world of Malakam and see why this amazing sport is an essential part of Indian culture. I think Cirque du Soleil has incorporated this into one of their... Definitely. Yeah, I've seen it. Also, if it's a white night, it's about an hour. Malakam is a part of Indian culture. It's known as the traditional Indian sport. And it is that unique sport which gives maximum exercise to the body in minimum possible time. And that's the fun of it. Wow. Wow. The bruising as they learn to do this. Malakam is a very unique kind of sport. Say, in this sport, you work against the gravity. You pull yourself up. When you're holding the rope, Malakam in your toe. You know, it's the kind of pressure. We don't use it anywhere. So, each and every muscle gets used. Oh! Malakam. Grab with your toe. All the muscles in the body. I'm not saying these muscles involve this. These muscles involve this. From the top to toe. All the muscles involved in Malakam. If you're going to a gym, you require a different equipment for your shoulders, a different equipment for your thigh. But here on Malakam, one piece of wood, or one single cotton rope, and you can practice on it all the time and enjoy. The world of Malakam is very diverse with several variations and styles existing within the sport. Like bottle Malakam, which involves placing the foam on top of two layers of glass bottles before actually performing. Why? Which involves players working together and contorting their bodies to create impressive symmetrical designs around the foam. But when it comes to the sport and the word, head at a level, however, there are only three foundational forms. Basically, there are three types of Malakam which are included in the competitive events. The first main event is whole Malakam. Ropes, holds, grips. Every fundamental of Malakam are covered in this. Rope is entirely different from that. Rope is like moving and you have to balance yourself. It also includes intricate knots. We have to twist our body on the rope in such a way that we do not get stuck. But still maintain a grip. Wow! Continuously moving, involving. So it includes a lot of coordination and effort. You have to have a counter motion so that you are balanced on top of your body. Wow! So that's core work, bro. And then you can perform a different... It's like epic music. Wow! Speaking to my first Malakam training session was fun, challenging, but probably one of the hardest things I've ever attempted. Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow! I only lost about five minutes for completely tiring. I realized something before. All the athletes practice together regardless of their age. And there's an underlying cultural reason for this. Dang. Indian culture, age is not a factor. I learn from my student. I'm not doing anything to him. He has that ability. Just I molded that ability. And I learned from him. This is our Indian culture. Guru, then Shishya. Then Shishya will become a Guru. Then Guru, then Shishya. Wow! Children in India start Malakam from a very early age. The daily training routines develop discipline and concentration that will benefit them as they grow older. Whether they're a boy or a girl, Malakam is a great way of molding these kids into physically and mentally capable young adults. Malakam basically helps you develop flexibility, strength, stamina right from a very young age. If you start it from at a later age, say like 15, 16, it is a bit difficult as the body starts becoming rigid. As we grow up, the muscles start tightening. The bones start getting hard. So, flexibility becomes a bit of an issue. So, starting at an early age gives us a very good advantage. That's huge on balance. So, more girls need to do Malakam because it gives you a different level of confidence. So, when they see Malakam first, they think, no. They become very reluctant. I don't think I can do that. But at the end of the session, they actually climb up. When they do the entire routine, they feel so much confident. They just smile on their face. That fear gets automatically turned into the confidence. Psychologically, they start thinking, I don't think anything is difficult for them. So impressive. Malakam is all about creating access to the masses. Oh! Oh! Oh! Now they're paying it forward to the next generation. Not only does this mean that the sport of Malakam will continue to excel, but it also builds, strengthens, and supports the local community. Yeah! I hope they did it justice for those of you who know about this, because I know, you know, we don't know a thing about this. But, man, that's really cool. That was awesome. And I know the, in this year's America's Got Talent, there was a guy performing this year. Oh, really? Because I kept getting requests for it. And it was specifically Malakam. Yeah, I believe it was this guy. So if that's worth reacting to, you can let us know. But I know he went pretty far and people were really impressive, whatever performance he put on. And I know I've seen either exact replication in some Cirque du Soleil choreography, especially the rope aspect of it. Which is not unique to just Malakam. There's other disciplines of gymnastics that incorporate that in some way, shape, or form. But I'm hoping, knowing Cirque du Soleil, they're known for incorporating everything around the world that they can find, unique, different, beautiful things. This has got it. This is just really cool. I didn't hear him mention it, but I said it a couple times, balance. One of the things that happens when they get older is they not only stop taking care of themselves physically and just accept age, they don't recognize the fact people lose their balance. And one of the reasons they lose their balance when they get older is because they've stopped exercising the mechanisms in their body that handle balance. One of my things I do, every two or three years, I'll go back over to the park that has the Olympic rings. And I will specifically as I'll turn myself upside down and do pull-ups upside down because it'll work the muscles in a different way but it also gets my equilibrium used to what it feels like to be upside down. I'll even run at the rings, jump at them and swing and turn myself upside down so that I feel myself swinging upside down because it's the old adage of use it or lose it. And they didn't even mention it, but I guarantee there's a thing about balance that helps you with this. The horse strength is off the charts. It's insane the amount of skill this takes and dedication and focus to be able to do it and not hurt yourself. I guarantee the training they get bruised up especially when you start. They'll fall because they don't catch themselves because they caught themselves on their toe a lot which is unbelievable. On their toe. And that's what I was going to say. We should do a reenactment of this in some way. Something I've wanted for a long time that I would love this channel to develop into along with reactions and reviews but I'm sure you've seen like the Try Guys. I would love to become like the Try Guys that try Indian stuff. Heck yeah. I would love that. Just take one because I don't have the access to a lot of it because I don't know if there's anybody in LA that teaches this or has a safe place with a rope. I don't know if there's stuff like that it's just something I would love to do if we were in India that would be different of course but we don't live there. That's something I would always love to do but I used to be able to put my both legs behind my head as a kid until teenage years. Don't do it. Don't pop anything. You really should stretch before you do that. You know your mom can do the same position. That's not a big deal.