Hand-book of calisthenics and gymnastics : a complete drill-book for schools, families, and gymnasiums : with music to accompany the exercises . respectively to those of the position immedi-ately preceding, the motions of the first being made directly down ;of the second, directly out, as represented by the dotted part of ; and of the third, by a combination of the first and the second. No. 168.—Fourth Movements—Right. At this command, fromthe position of Fig. 81, the student first raises the right knee ashigh as possible, as in Fig. 82, andresumes the commencing positionfour times ; the
Hand-book of calisthenics and gymnastics : a complete drill-book for schools, families, and gymnasiums : with music to accompany the exercises . respectively to those of the position immedi-ately preceding, the motions of the first being made directly down ;of the second, directly out, as represented by the dotted part of ; and of the third, by a combination of the first and the second. No. 168.—Fourth Movements—Right. At this command, fromthe position of Fig. 81, the student first raises the right knee ashigh as possible, as in Fig. 82, andresumes the commencing positionfour times ; then the right foot isbrought down by the side of theleft, and the knee raised to thecommencing position four times ;then, at the command, Alternate,four of these motions are madefrom the commencing position al-ternately, first up, as in Fig. 82;and finally, at the command,Both, eight motions are made the ,. whole distance from the breast to \[/the floor, the first commencingfrom, and the eighth terminatingat, the position of Fig. Atthe command, Left, the left legand foot describe the same num-ber of corresponding motions. Fig. Third Position. No. 169.—At the command, Third—Position, the student willtake the position of Fig. 83. The first, second, and third classes ofmovements from this position correspond respectively to those of theSecond Position, p. 203, the motions of the first being made directlydown; of the second, directly sidewise, as represented by the dottedleg of Fig. 83 ; and of the third, by a combination of the^rs^ and thesecond. These movements will be made vigorously, but in slow time. 1 These- Movements become so the breast on every upward motion ;perfect, after a fair amount of prac- the upper part of the body being kepttice, that the knee lightly touches as immovable as possible. 206 CALISTHENICS. Allegro con brio LEG AND FOOT EXERCISE. PART FIRST.
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