. Greek athletic sports and festivals . Fig. 118.—Reverse of Fig. Museum, B. 295. XVIII WRESTLING—BODY-HOLDS 389 grip is shown by the proverbial use of the expression fxea-ovexetv, to hold by the waist. The body-hold from the front is difficult to obtain, butwhen obtained is extremely effective. It is the hold by whichHackenschmidt, a few years ago, gained his sensational victoryover Madrali. But clumsiness and slowness are fatal, for, asthe wrestler stoops to obtain the under grip, his opponent caneither, by a sideways movement, obtain a hold for the heave,or falling on him may fo
. Greek athletic sports and festivals . Fig. 118.—Reverse of Fig. Museum, B. 295. XVIII WRESTLING—BODY-HOLDS 389 grip is shown by the proverbial use of the expression fxea-ovexetv, to hold by the waist. The body-hold from the front is difficult to obtain, butwhen obtained is extremely effective. It is the hold by whichHackenschmidt, a few years ago, gained his sensational victoryover Madrali. But clumsiness and slowness are fatal, for, asthe wrestler stoops to obtain the under grip, his opponent caneither, by a sideways movement, obtain a hold for the heave,or falling on him may force him to the ground. This is thefate which continually befalls Cercyon and Antaeus as they. Fig. 119.— amphora. Munich, 584. rush in blindly, head down, in hope of obtaining this hold.^The danger of it is well illustrated by a pair of groups from ablac^figured amphora in Munich (Fig. 121). In both cases abe^pted athlete rushes in to seize his opponent by the waist:the^iigpergroup is merely preliminary; in the lower group hisopponent, unable to secure a hold for the heave owing to thegrip on his right hand, seems to be pressing on him with all hisweight to bear him to the ground. Perhaps a further stage heave, but does not necessarily imply that the hands are , p. 28. 1 Vide XXV. pp. 281 ff., and Figs. 18, 19, 20. Vide Jiithner, 390 GREEK ATHLETIC SPORTS AND FESTIVALS CHAP. is represented on a red-figured kylix in the Museum atPhiladelphia (Fig. 122). One wrestler has already lost hisbalance, and is supporting himself with both hands on theground. The other with his left hand holds his right armdown, and with the other prepares to take a body
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