How to, a book of tumbling, tricks, pyramids and games; . 196 Hand Spring OverFeet — A lies on hisback and raises his legsso as to rest his feetagainst Bs thighs, wholeans forward andgrasps As ankles (). This is thestarting position, butB takes a short run first, then throws his legs asthough he were to do the movement unassisted. AsBs weight comes on his feet, A bends his knees alittle, then kicks as hard as possible, B pushing offfrom the ankles as his legs get beyond the verticalpoint. If it is necessary, A still further assists byraising his arms and giving a slight push to Bsshould
How to, a book of tumbling, tricks, pyramids and games; . 196 Hand Spring OverFeet — A lies on hisback and raises his legsso as to rest his feetagainst Bs thighs, wholeans forward andgrasps As ankles (). This is thestarting position, butB takes a short run first, then throws his legs asthough he were to do the movement unassisted. AsBs weight comes on his feet, A bends his knees alittle, then kicks as hard as possible, B pushing offfrom the ankles as his legs get beyond the verticalpoint. If it is necessary, A still further assists byraising his arms and giving a slight push to Bsshoulders (Fig. 197), as he comes over. The same exercise may be done by B takinghold of As hands instead of hisankles. A somewhat similar movement,but a much more difficult one, isdone by B standing on As hands,facing in the same direction as A,taking hold of As feet and doing ahand spring over from both feet,assisted by a throw from As also straightens his legs vigor-ously as Bs legs begin to must keep tight hold of As feet. 126 HOW TO and push off after As legs are nearly straight. Stillanother method: Start as for the first , instead of catching As ankles, swings his headand arms downward as though to do a hand springalone. He puts his weight on As feet, however, asin Fig. 196, and is kicked over to stand. Pyramid —(Fig. 198). Thebottom boy must be much largerand stronger than the other boy who is to be on topstands in front of the second,spreads his legs and is lifted, sit-ting on his shoulders. The bottomboy then puts his head between thelegs of the second and straightensup and lifts the two. As theygo up, the knees are bent, the feet**&S3S3Sare placed on ^ne thighs close tothe hips, and the next below takes198 hold in front of the legs, just be- low the knees. The top boy straightens up a little,the one below pulls his head backward from betweenhis legs, and is followed in like manner by the low-est. Drop forward to the feet. Legless—
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