Kettlebell Why "Turkish" Get Up???

[Kozushi]

Why is the get up called "Turkish"??? Is there any evidence it was ever a popular exercise in Turkey? Does anyone know its real origins?

 

[JeffC]

Turkish wrestlers have done it as far back as 200 years.

 

[Fossil]

Thanks Geoff been meaning to ask the same question since I joined the forum

 

[Rayhzel]

My girlfriend asked the question the other day

 

[Iron Tamer]

I recall reading somewhere in a book on George Hackenschmidt, Hack being described as "getting up from seated in the Turkish style". I looked up what that meant and it is the crossed legged seated position that Americans might call Indian style.

 

[Steve Freides]

I recall reading somewhere in a book on George Hackenschmidt, Hack being described as "getting up from seated in the Turkish style". I looked up what that meant and it is the crossed legged seated position that Americans might call Indian style.

Tamer, very interesting.

-S-

 

[Pavel Macek]

Yes, that is how the cross legged sitting is called in Europe. So far, I have never found a reference to Turkish wrestlers in the old manuals.

 

[Brett Jones]

I prefer to simply refer to it as the Get-up now.

 

[GeoffreyLevens]

I prefer to simply refer to it as the Get-up now.

Funny, I find I prefer the more formal name... "Turkish Get-up and Get back DOWN again"

 

[banzaiengr]

I spoke with Warren Tetting about the origin of the "Turkish" get up. Mr. Tetting was not positive about this but believes that since many of the old time strongmen were also wrestlers that later in the 20th century, possibly the '50's that Turkish and Iranian wrestlers picked up on this movement for their training. Due to this, people thought that was where the move came from. He stated as Mr. Whitley did that it was also done from what we call the "Indian sit" position.