Origins of circus pole
In India, the martial art of mallakhamb, or pole wrestling has been practised since the 11th century. Legend has it that a young boy learnt the art from the monkey god, Hanuman and then was able to save his entire village from enemy attack. Nowadays, children from the age of 4 learn and compete on a wooden freestanding pole.
Meanwhile, other circus pole traditions evolved from other countries such as the Chinese pole, featured below:
Mission & History
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