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Somewhere between gymnastics and wrestling, Zurkhaneh is a collective sport practiced to the rhythm of wooden instruments and poetic verses. The wrestler is a man of integrity, inspiring respect, understanding, and compassion. By combining moral discipline with physical health, Zurkhaneh wrestling is practiced in Iran as a true way of life.
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06:19of law. People resorted to Palvan to resolve disputes between them, but also to sort out
06:31the many problems of everyday life. Palvan sometimes even provided financial aid to the
06:41most destitute. The Palvan's judicial decision was always respected and he was seen as a
06:49man above any suspicion. Whenever villagers went away on a journey or to visit their family,
07:06they entrusted their home to the Palvan. People had genuine faith in them.
07:13The Palvan of each district was respected for not only his physical strength but also his
07:20respect for the moral and religious values he represented. He implemented the public
07:25and he was also respected in the state of the world, and he supported the world.
07:32The Palvan of each district was respected for not only his physical strength but also his
07:37to show his respect for the moral and religious values he represented.
07:43He epitomised the man of honour and integrity.
07:58Our discipline was formulated by the ancients,
08:01and we are now developing it through the younger generation.
08:07The Palavan's training session always begins and ends with a prayer led by the Morshed,
08:16followed by warming up and stretching exercises like small jumps and circular arm movements.
08:37These help to improve arm and leg strength as well as cardiorespiratory functions.
08:46Sangereftane is a drill which involves lifting wooden shields slowly or quickly with one hand and then the other.
08:55This helps to develop the triceps and the pectoral, neck and abdominal muscles.
09:04The Morshed directs the training from his seat on a raised platform called a Sardam and rings a bell to mark the beginning and the end of each drill.
09:13Varze Palavani is more than a martial art.
09:22It has allowed the Iranians to combat invaders over the course of history and to integrate the spiritual values of Sufism,
09:31the traditional rituals of Mithraism, the traditional rituals of Mithraism and the heroism of Iranian nationalism.
09:47Palavans are duty bound to observe certain codes of conduct in order to develop humility, generosity, charity, respect for the law and courage.
10:04They are a fraternity and offer help to those around them when it's needed.
10:17In days gone by, Erzuk and his Palavan would protect their district of the town or village.
10:23My serone is a caucus of Mithraism and his local Congress,
10:27and then the church works for women.
10:28Among the states, поскольку the church has been a member of Mithraism,
10:30the two cities in nose and the two cities in the region that Horses have been a member of Mithraism,
10:35the two cities in the region that Horses have been an organization.
10:38Thank you for that.
10:44The main reaction to the international temple of Mithraism and the Mithraism is an organization.
10:48My serone is an organization that is Local government movement,
10:49the spectrum of Mithraism d' configure the importance of K Draisman-chim
10:52I'm a man, I'm a man
10:58I'm a man, I'm a man, I'm a man
11:15What's your mind, what's your mind?
11:17I'm going to sing a song.
11:29I'm going to sing a song.
11:38I'm going to sing a song.
11:47I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
12:17What's your name?
12:47Shiite dogma is based on the Koran.
13:00The imams preach from texts called Hadith.
13:04For Iranian Shias, the five daily prayers are said in three phases.
13:11During prayers, Shia worshippers place a clay slab beneath their forehead.
13:15This slab is often dug from a holy site, like Kerbala or Mashal.
13:28Shias believe in the Tawid, the oneness of God.
13:32Their holy book is the Koran.
13:34And they believe in the Prophet Muhammad, in the resurrection and the final judgment.
13:39They have to fulfill certain fundamental obligations, the five pillars of Islam.
13:46Belief in the oneness of God, daily prayer, giving alms, pilgrimage to Mecca and fasting at Ramadan.
13:56Shias believe in the justice of God and the imamate.
14:03Shias believe in the justice of God and the imamate.
14:07For Shias, the imam is the spiritual guarantor, living proof of the truth of the revelations of their faith.
14:22He has the job of leading the community of believers.
14:27There are several branches within the Shia religion.
14:49The predominant group in Iran is the Twelvers, who revere a line of twelve imams who succeeded Muhammad.
14:56Shias believe in the
15:26Shias believe in the fewientes of Allah's
15:31The prayer of Allah's
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15:51Shias
15:53I can't, I can't, I can't.
16:23The faithful gather on the ground floor of the mosque and after communal prayers, share the free daily meal which has been prepared by the association's volunteers.
16:53The food prepared for the occasion in large quantities is simple and traditional.
17:04It consists of thick, chickpea-based soups called harrera, served with bread and raw onions.
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17:42Everyone eats sitting on the rugs laid out on the floor.
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21:16Persia's great period of growth took place under Cyrus the Great in 550 BC, during the Achaemenian Empire.
23:43The main room features stained glass windows, spiral plaster columns and painted marble
23:51plinths.
23:55The floor is covered with painted ceramic tiles, while the ceiling is decorated with mirror
24:00work and paintings which are atypical of Golustan Palace.
24:31After Iranian Islamic Revolution, the planners and the government and the leaders of government,
24:42they wanted to establish, review our culture, the strong parts of our culture.
24:51So they start to make a vivid feature of our culture.
25:02One part of our culture is in our sports.
25:07In our sport, Zurkhaneh is very important, so they start to make a federation for Zurkhaneh.
25:20We don't have it before our revolution.
25:24Now, this is the institution that tries to know this to the world, by the way, with the Iranian
25:35youngsters too.
25:37So, I think the future of this federation and this sport is going to be very good.
25:46And it's going to be a little bit better than the past.
25:52It was before our Islamic religion.
25:55It was a part of Iranian empire that they wanted, you know, to train the soldiers, the soldiers
26:04that they wanted to go to war fields, you know.
26:09They should be prepared for the war.
26:12So, they made this sport that they wanted to be prepared for this, bodily and spiritually,
26:22spiritually together.
26:23So, they're going to be prepared for this, bodily and spiritually together.
26:52The weapons of days gone by have been replaced by other equipment.
26:56Like these coloured wooden clubs weighing anything from 2 to 50 kilos.
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27:20This time, it's hard for me.
27:23It's hard for me to get hurt.
27:25It's hard for me to get hurt.
27:37The athletes hold a club in each hand...
27:44...and throw the heavy end over their shoulders...
27:47...dictated by the beat of the drum.
27:57The most skilled wrestlers appear to be juggling the clubs.
28:17The athletes hold a club...
32:35The Palavans complete their training by practicing ancient heroic wrestling techniques in opposing
32:49teams of two, using a variety of offensive, defensive or counterattacking techniques.
33:19Tehran has many parks and public gardens, around 800 in total, where Iranian families like
33:46to gather at the weekends.
33:48They come to stroll and picnic, and so get away from the city's pollution.
33:53One of the most famous of these is the 14-hectare artificial forest park of Chitgar in the west
34:15of the city.
34:18There's also the magnificent 356-hectare Lalle Park, lying in the very center of the city
34:24and a wonderful place to get some fresh air.
34:26And a wonderful place to get some fresh air.
34:28And a wonderful place to get us.
34:33We have to move out to the city.
34:36And a beautiful place to get here.
34:38And we have to move out.
34:40And we have to move out to the other places.
34:42I don't know what to do.
39:13All manner of precious stones are on sale here, as are carpets.
39:17Iran is a great exporter of the latter.
39:49Iranian society is heavily influenced by religion and the existence of its organized clergy, the mullahs.
40:12Members of the shia clergy are permitted to teach and interpret religious law on the condition that they've studied and earned a diploma.
40:29There's a hierarchy within the clergy in which each mullah has a title according to his religious knowledge.
40:39Iran has two major pilgrimage sites, Imam Reza's mausoleum at Mashhad and Fatima's at Qum.
40:54Iran's national museum has many antique works from the Islamic era, like these ancient Koran manuscripts from different periods.
41:16There's a lot of times.
41:17There's a lot of times.
41:18There's a lot of times.
41:46There's a lot of times.
41:47There's a lot of times.
41:48There's a lot of times.
42:16There's a lot of times.
42:17There's a lot of times.
42:19There's a lot of times.
42:23This is the city of South Dakota.
42:29The city of South Dakota is in the area where the city is and is kept on.
42:33The city of South Dakota is absolutely right.
42:37The city is niecious, not the city of South Dakota.
42:42It is a city city city that is just a city city.
42:46I'm born in Laos, and I'm a little older.
42:48My mother and I are a friend of mine.
42:50I am a friend of mine, and I am a friend of mine.
43:16Prayer is an important part of the training regime.
43:23They pray for the glory of the nation, for the health and happiness of the people of
43:29the world.
43:30They pray for the glory of the nation, for the health and happiness of the nation.
43:38Prayer is an important part of the training regime.
43:42They pray for the glory of the nation, for the health and happiness of its leader,
43:46the members' respectability and that of the Zurkhani veterans,
43:50in order for the grace of God to help them help the weak
43:54and stay on the path of righteousness.
43:58They also pray for the improvement of justice and the good behaviour of humanity.
44:08In this exercise, called Shaq Zadan, meaning spinning top,
44:24the Palavans spin around like whirling dervishes.
44:30They start off standing in a circle around the Zurkhani, with their backs to the wall.
44:38– Mi limit.
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44:51Mid-M One.
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45:00The youngest wrestler begins, standing in the centre and starting to spin to the beat
45:26of the drum, gradually speeding up, before being joined by the others who do the same in age order.
45:42Eventually the exercise ends with the oldest palaver, whose turn can last up to 15 minutes
45:48without him losing control or getting dizzy.
45:56The largest one in the world, the highest one in the world, the strongest one in the world!
46:08All right, let's go.
46:38Thank you very much for joining us.
46:53Thank you very much for joining us.
46:58I'm going to go to the next one.
47:28How are they?
47:32How are we?
47:37How are we?
47:40How are we?
47:58Let's go.
48:28You are my daughter.
48:30Two daughters.
48:32To the Imam Hussain Javad,
48:34I will give you a chance.
48:58Despite its current standing on the world stage,
49:09Iran, with its rich cultural heritage,
49:11remains a warm and welcoming country.
49:14The Iranians themselves are optimistic about the future.
49:21Varzee Palavani attaches great importance to chivalry,
49:24courtesy and courage.
49:25But there's a lot more to it than that.
49:31In fact, it's one of the few sports in which religion
49:34seems to have an important part to play.
49:38This ancestral sport has managed to adapt to the many different regimes
49:42which have ruled Persia over the years.
49:45It provides a great balance between spirituality and physical strength.
49:55The
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