. St. Nicholas [serial]. ,throws off the clutch of the opponent, while theleft arm supplies only added pressure. At-tempt throwing off from the right side, using Vol. XXXI.—45. your left arm as the lever, and you will realizehow much more difficult the feat is. A Japa-nese strives to develop the same amount ofstrength in both right and left arms, and whenyou have followed out all the suggestionsherein given, you will find that the left arm isvery nearly as strong as the right. Yet do notlook for this condition at once. In the Orient the left arm is generally foundin a state of development equa
. St. Nicholas [serial]. ,throws off the clutch of the opponent, while theleft arm supplies only added pressure. At-tempt throwing off from the right side, using Vol. XXXI.—45. your left arm as the lever, and you will realizehow much more difficult the feat is. A Japa-nese strives to develop the same amount ofstrength in both right and left arms, and whenyou have followed out all the suggestionsherein given, you will find that the left arm isvery nearly as strong as the right. Yet do notlook for this condition at once. In the Orient the left arm is generally foundin a state of development equal or nearly so tothat of the right arm. In the United Statesthe left arm is rarely found to be more thanhalf as strong as the right. This physical con-dition is a defect, and one that should be reme-died. Let two opponents stand facing eachother, each with his left side slightly should clasp left hands with the fingersinterlaced and palms pressing. Let one of theyoung men move his hand as far over as pos-. A LIVELY TRICK. (SEE PAGE 351.) sible to the left and then to the right. Thepressure should be so well applied that thesecond young man is forced to bend oversomewhat. Then the first young man should 354 JAPANESE ATHLETICS FOR AMERICAN BOYS. [Feb. apply the same pressures himself. This exercisewill be found of great value in making the leftarm equally strong with the right, but the workmay be tried with right hands clasped in thesame manner. At least three times as muchwork, however, should be performed with theleft hands as with the right. It is very necessary to possess sufficient de-velopment of the muscles of the legs. One ofthe best exercises looking to this end is accom-plished as follows: Stand erect, with the feetspread apart and arms hanging limply at thesides. Bend downward to a squatting position,allowing the hands to touch the floor, if squatting position should be one in whichthe student as nearly as possible sits upon theheels, but h
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