Hand-book of calisthenics and gymnastics : a complete drill-book for schools, families, and gymnasiums : with music to accompany the exercises . 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
Hand-book of calisthenics and gymnastics : a complete drill-book for schools, families, and gymnasiums : with music to accompany the exercises . 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 positionmust be kept rigid and straight, and so turned upon the heel thatthe two feet are at right angles. This class of movements is done by y. Fig. 112. charging sidewise, first to the right with the right leg, as representedby the dotted part of Fig. Ill, and regaining the commencing posi-tion four times; then a charge is done to the left with the left leg,and the commencing position regained four times ; and finally, eightcharges are made to the right and left alternately. The commandsof execution are, Right, Left, Alternate. 230 CALISTHENICS. No. 231.—Second Movements. These movements only differfrom No. 230 in being made directly front, left leg and foot first. No. 232.—Third Movements. The remaining commands, andthe number and order of the motions, are the same as in No. 230 ;but the charges are made front, bearing toward the right and theleft, at an angle of 45 degrees. No. 233.—Fourth Movements. These movements are formedby combining facings and charges. The student, turning on t
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