. Scientific American Volume 59 Number 04 (July 1888) . Fig. 17.—Hand circle to the right behind the arm,and at the same time arm circle to the rightin front of the .^; \ Fig. 18.—Arm and hand circles outward. the Philistines, and the Egyptians, as well as the in-habitants of Northern Europe and Britain, were spe-cially renowned for their use of the club, which wasalso used as a weapon by the Germans. At the timeof the Crusades the inhabitants of Asia knew how touse this weapon effectively. In the battle of Askalon,August 14, 1099, 5,000 Ethiopians armed with ironclubs offered a despera
. Scientific American Volume 59 Number 04 (July 1888) . Fig. 17.—Hand circle to the right behind the arm,and at the same time arm circle to the rightin front of the .^; \ Fig. 18.—Arm and hand circles outward. the Philistines, and the Egyptians, as well as the in-habitants of Northern Europe and Britain, were spe-cially renowned for their use of the club, which wasalso used as a weapon by the Germans. At the timeof the Crusades the inhabitants of Asia knew how touse this weapon effectively. In the battle of Askalon,August 14, 1099, 5,000 Ethiopians armed with ironclubs offered a desperate resistance to the victoriousChristians. Later-the club was much used by* theItalians, and King Philip Augustus of France (1180*0 thus strengthening the body. The club is not a sim-ple weight, the form of which is immaterial in obtain-ing these motions, but should be of a peculiar shapewhich is adapted to the end in view, that is, a formsuitable for swinging is of more importance thanweight. Therefore, one does not speak of practicingwith clubs, but of swinging clubs. If the swingingof clubs is to have the desired effect, it is necessarythat their length, diame
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