Hand-book of calisthenics and gymnastics : a complete drill-book for schools, families, and gymnasiums : with music to accompany the exercises . E and hands are as at a a. ? *.; --. /i : \ ?;.? d No. 106. First l\y. Movements. These \ movements are executedfrom the sides by bend-ing both elbows simul- ;f ---taneously, and drawingthe forearms in on odd • numbers and straighten- /,: ;:• ing the arms on even dones, first from a a tob b, Fig. 45 ; from b bto c c ; from c c to d d ;from d d to e e ; andthen back, by reversingthe order of the motions will bemade in regular orderfrom a
Hand-book of calisthenics and gymnastics : a complete drill-book for schools, families, and gymnasiums : with music to accompany the exercises . E and hands are as at a a. ? *.; --. /i : \ ?;.? d No. 106. First l\y. Movements. These \ movements are executedfrom the sides by bend-ing both elbows simul- ;f ---taneously, and drawingthe forearms in on odd • numbers and straighten- /,: ;:• ing the arms on even dones, first from a a tob b, Fig. 45 ; from b bto c c ; from c c to d d ;from d d to e e ; andthen back, by reversingthe order of the motions will bemade in regular orderfrom a a to e e and back,twice with the palms out at the sides and the thumbs back ; andtwice with the backs of the hands out and the thumbs pointed front. No. 107.—Second Movements. The second class of movementsis made in front, as represented by Fig. 46. In its execution, theelbows are bent and the arms thrust simultaneously forward, insuch a manner as to form the irregular line bcde f. When countingis employed, the arms will be at a c on two; at a d, on four; at a e,on six; and at a f, on eight; when the direction of the motions is. 180 CALISTHENICS. reversed, and the arms resume the position a b on the second eight These motions are made in front from b f to f, and back from f to b, once with the palms held front and up ; once with the W? • E backs of the hands front and up; once with the thumbs pointed front and up; and once with the thumbs pointed back and down, see Fig. 39.
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