Hand-book of calisthenics and gymnastics : a complete drill-book for schools, families, and gymnasiums : with music to accompany the exercises . is bent slightly forward, inclining to theright, and principally supported on theright foot; the arms are bent at theelbows, and the left fist is held higherthan the right, as though one were hold-ing a buck-saw in position to give a down-ward stroke. No. 114.—First Movements— this command, the arms are thrustdown slightly inclining front, as repre-sented by the dotted arms of Fig. 49, andinstantly brought back to the commencingposition sixteen
Hand-book of calisthenics and gymnastics : a complete drill-book for schools, families, and gymnasiums : with music to accompany the exercises . is bent slightly forward, inclining to theright, and principally supported on theright foot; the arms are bent at theelbows, and the left fist is held higherthan the right, as though one were hold-ing a buck-saw in position to give a down-ward stroke. No. 114.—First Movements— this command, the arms are thrustdown slightly inclining front, as repre-sented by the dotted arms of Fig. 49, andinstantly brought back to the commencingposition sixteen times; when, at the com-mand, Change, the body is inclined to theleft, its weight being principally thrownon the left foot, the position of the handsis reversed, and sixteen correspondingdownward motions are made to the motions to recover the commencingposition are made by bending the elbowsas in sawing firewood. The air will beaudibly expired on each downward mo-tion, producing the sound representedby the combination sh, and inspired on each upward motion, takingcare to have the Vangs fully inflated each time the commencing. Fig. 49. 182 CALISTHENICS. position is regained. These movements contribute much to theamount of necessary universal action, and exercise the chest, andnearly all the muscles of the arm, shoulder, and back. Fourth Position. No. 115.—Fourth—Position (Mowing).student, advancing the right leg and foot,and extending the arms to the right, willtake the position of Fig. 50, in which thebody is bent forward a little, to give freeaction to the arms. This is the position ofone who is mowing grass on level position varies twice during the execu-tion of the movements : first, to that of , in which the body is upright and thearms are stretched directly to the right, asthough one standing in a ditch were mowingin line with the breast; and, second, thebody is bent a little back, and the arms heldto the right, inclining up, as though o
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