Hand-book of calisthenics and gymnastics : a complete drill-book for schools, families, and gymnasiums : with music to accompany the exercises . tion four times ; then, at the command,Alternate, four of these motions from the position are made with 228 CALISTHENICS. the feet by alternation ; and finally, at the command, Both, the linesa b and a c are described simultaneously, and the commencing posi-tion regained four times. No. 227.—Second and Tliird Movements. The commands ofexecution are, Right, Left, Alternate, Reciprocate. The SecondMovements are made by sliding the toes directly front in
Hand-book of calisthenics and gymnastics : a complete drill-book for schools, families, and gymnasiums : with music to accompany the exercises . tion four times ; then, at the command,Alternate, four of these motions from the position are made with 228 CALISTHENICS. the feet by alternation ; and finally, at the command, Both, the linesa b and a c are described simultaneously, and the commencing posi-tion regained four times. No. 227.—Second and Tliird Movements. The commands ofexecution are, Right, Left, Alternate, Reciprocate. The SecondMovements are made by sliding the toes directly front in the line d e,Fig. 110. The right foot first passes to e, and regains the com-mencing position four times ; then the left foot; then four of thesemotions from the position are made alternately; and finally, sevenfront motions are made by reciprocation (four with the right foot andthree with the left), the leftfoot being advanced at the same timethe right foot is regaining the commencing position, and Movements. These only differ from the second class of move-ments in being executed to the rear in the line d f, Fig. Fig. 111. No. 228.—Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Movements. These threeclasses of movements correspond respectively to the First, Second,and Third, the Fourth being executed in the lines a b and a c, ; the Fifth, in the line d e, Fig. 110 ; and the Sixth, in the line LEG AND FOOT EXERCISE. 229 d f. The difference consists in executing the movements by liftingthe feet and bearing them over the spaces, touching the toes only atthe points b, c, e, and f, instead of sliding them. Second Position. No. 229.—At the command, Second—Position, the student willtake the position of Fig. 111. No. 230.—First Movements (Charges). In executing charges,the student, with one foot fixed, takes strides as great as possiblewithout preventing an easy recovery of the commencing position, inthe direction prescribed. The leg ivhose foot remains in position
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