Indian clubs and dumb bells . edout and the club extended vertically. Start every Circle or Movement from this position. When onlyone club is used let one arm hang pendant at the side. If a Straight-Arm circle is to be done, elevate the club at arms length to a pointdirectily above, then proceed. First make the club describe an inner-circle, that is, start it towardthe head or centre of the body. Then describe the same circle at the,side, that is, at right angles with the line. Then the same digonallywith the line, next describe the same circle in the opposite directionor outer, starting away
Indian clubs and dumb bells . edout and the club extended vertically. Start every Circle or Movement from this position. When onlyone club is used let one arm hang pendant at the side. If a Straight-Arm circle is to be done, elevate the club at arms length to a pointdirectily above, then proceed. First make the club describe an inner-circle, that is, start it towardthe head or centre of the body. Then describe the same circle at the,side, that is, at right angles with the line. Then the same digonallywith the line, next describe the same circle in the opposite directionor outer, starting away from the head or body, and so on through thethree circles as before. Then try another circle the same, and as soonas all the single circles have been mastered take both clubs and pro-ceed in the same manner. If at first the club wrenches the wrist in making the circles, try someother way of holding it, as the whole secret of doing the difficultmovements is in the manner in which the club is held in the hand. 10 Fig. 2. BENT-ARM CIRCLES, BACK. Fig. 3 and A^ Hold the club in the starting position, raise the arm and drop theclub over the shoulder, make a complete circle behind the back, andrepeat. Allow the wrist perfect freedom, do not hold the club too tightas it will make the movement awkward. In the inner circle let thehand pass from the top of the head to the back of the neck. With the right hand drop the club to the right for the outer circleand to the left for the inner circle, and the reverse with the left hand. Endeavor to swing the club squarely, and let the evolutions be per-pendicular and parallel to the line in the floor. The only difference between the inner and outer circles is the di-rection of swinging them. CLUB-SWINGING, 11
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