Hand-book of calisthenics and gymnastics : a complete drill-book for schools, families, and gymnasiums : with music to accompany the exercises . he will strike the right handwith the left, in like manner, four times ; and finally, at the com-mand, Alternate, he will give eight blows alternately, first strikingthe left hand with the right. He will strikethe hands together, on both odd and evennumbers. — Second Movements. The secondmovements only differ from the first in beingexecuted with the palms of the hands down,and the thumbs pointed toward the abdomen. No. 82.—Third Movements—Right. Atthi
Hand-book of calisthenics and gymnastics : a complete drill-book for schools, families, and gymnasiums : with music to accompany the exercises . he will strike the right handwith the left, in like manner, four times ; and finally, at the com-mand, Alternate, he will give eight blows alternately, first strikingthe left hand with the right. He will strikethe hands together, on both odd and evennumbers. — Second Movements. The secondmovements only differ from the first in beingexecuted with the palms of the hands down,and the thumbs pointed toward the abdomen. No. 82.—Third Movements—Right. Atthis command, the student will first elevate thehands in line with, and about eight inches infront of the breast, the back of the right handbeing held against the palm of the left and thethumbs pointed up, as represented at b in He will then proceed to execute the move-ments, which only differ from the first class ofmovements of No. 81 in the direction of themotions, which is toward and from the breast.—Fourth Movements. These only differ fromthe Third in being executed with the palms tothe front and the thumbs pointed Fig. 35. Fourth Position. No. 83.—Fourth—Position. This varied position is taken infour places. On the word, Position, the arms are extended, and thepalms are pressed together, as at a, Fig. 36, for the first place ; andeach remaining place is taken at the command, Change,—the secondplace being at b ; the third, at c ; and the fourth, in front at aboutthe height of a, in Fig. 35, with the palms pressedtogether as at d,Fig. 36, the right thumb pointed toward the abdomen, and the leftdirectly front. No. 84.—First Movements. The first class of movements isexecuted by rubbing the palms vigorously together with a recipro-cating or see-saw motion while rapidly counting eight twice at each 172 CALISTHENICS. place named in No. 83.—Tiie Second Movements are executed byrapidly striking the palms together eight times in each of the fourplaces o
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