Gada/Mace - The Old Faded Art The gada/mace is a weapon which was swung in battle, in mythology it was used to combat the devil. The forces a gada generates are awesome, the only way to experience this power is to learn the old faded art of how to swing a gada. This workout is only about swinging, the gada in this video weighs 12 kilograms. Exercises include 360's,10 to 2's,270's double 270's and the 720.