How to, a book of tumbling, tricks, pyramids and games; . e the knees and graspthe toes very firmly, with the fingersbeneath and the thumbs on top, allpointed toward the heels. Lean for-ward slowly, until the back of thehead touches the mat, then roll roll backward, assume the same15 position, then sit as close to the heels as possible, keep the chin close to the chest, andgo very fast from the start. Do the same exercisesholding the ankles as in Fig. 15. Pull Over—Two boystake a stick in their handsand sit down with their feetagainst one another. At asignal, they both pull. Theone mai
How to, a book of tumbling, tricks, pyramids and games; . e the knees and graspthe toes very firmly, with the fingersbeneath and the thumbs on top, allpointed toward the heels. Lean for-ward slowly, until the back of thehead touches the mat, then roll roll backward, assume the same15 position, then sit as close to the heels as possible, keep the chin close to the chest, andgo very fast from the start. Do the same exercisesholding the ankles as in Fig. 15. Pull Over—Two boystake a stick in their handsand sit down with their feetagainst one another. At asignal, they both pull. Theone maintaining his placewins. (Fig. 16). Combinations—Roll forward three or fourtimes; spring up in the air, make a half turn, thenroll backward several times. Do the same, holding on to the toes and alsoto the ankles. Both of these are very hard to dobackward. Have the hips high at the start, thensit on the heels and roll very fast. Be sure to keepa tight grasp. Roll backward once; roll backward to positionshown in Fig. 13; then make several jumps on the. 16 8 HOW TO shoulders. To finish, bring the knees close to theface (legs straight) swing the arms forward to graspthe legs above the ankles, as in the roll forward,and come to the standing position. Roll backward once; throw the legs back toposition 4, and jump upward, clapping feet andhands; put the back of the head on the floor androll forward to stand. Pyramid—(Fig. 17). Five boys take stand side by side, one behind and one infront of the middle boy; the one in front havinghis legs well spread. The middle boy bends for-
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