How to, a book of tumbling, tricks, pyramids and games; . the legs strongly forward and as high as possible,and just as they begin to descend, push stronglyfrom the hands. You will alight in somethinglike position 66. Balance, Knees in Hands—A lies on his back with hisheels against his hips andraises his arms. B stands on Asknees, places his hands in As»and leans forward, puttingfirst one knee and then the otherin place of his hands, andstraightens up (Fig. 94). Arro, Leg and Lips—Take position 4, then turnover onto one side (Fig. 95)Have something placednear the hand that is onthe floor. Bend
How to, a book of tumbling, tricks, pyramids and games; . the legs strongly forward and as high as possible,and just as they begin to descend, push stronglyfrom the hands. You will alight in somethinglike position 66. Balance, Knees in Hands—A lies on his back with hisheels against his hips andraises his arms. B stands on Asknees, places his hands in As»and leans forward, puttingfirst one knee and then the otherin place of his hands, andstraightens up (Fig. 94). Arro, Leg and Lips—Take position 4, then turnover onto one side (Fig. 95)Have something placednear the hand that is onthe floor. Bend the elbow,and turn the face so as to pick it up with the lips,without losing your balance or touching the floorwith aught but the side of the foot and one hand. Long Reach—Toe a mark, bend the knees andlean forward to rest on one hand with the ariastraight. See how far in front you can make amark with a pencil in free hand, and return to thestanding position, without advancing beyond the. 95 HOW TO 57 line, losing the balance, or assisting yourself withthe marking hand. Pyramid — (). Four boys takeposition 50, and thetwo couples come nearenough to each otherto allow a fifth boyto take his stand onthe hips of the sup-porters. The upperboys hold him by hisbelt. Still anotherboy does a hand stand in the open space, and issupported by number five taking hold of his ankles.
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