How to, a book of tumbling, tricks, pyramids and games; . l Over— A stands in front of B. B putshis chin in front of one of Asshoulders and his hands on Aships. A puts both hands aroundBs head and one foot backwardbetween Bs spread legs (Fig. 174).Both bend the knees a little, then B springs, liftingthe knees toward the chest and pushes hard withboth hands, while A pulls strongly upon Bs headand leans well forward. As B comes over, hestraightens his legs, while Astraightens up a little from theleaning position which he tookwhile pulling. A keeps hishands on Bs head until it canbe seen that he
How to, a book of tumbling, tricks, pyramids and games; . l Over— A stands in front of B. B putshis chin in front of one of Asshoulders and his hands on Aships. A puts both hands aroundBs head and one foot backwardbetween Bs spread legs (Fig. 174).Both bend the knees a little, then B springs, liftingthe knees toward the chest and pushes hard withboth hands, while A pulls strongly upon Bs headand leans well forward. As B comes over, hestraightens his legs, while Astraightens up a little from theleaning position which he tookwhile pulling. A keeps hishands on Bs head until it canbe seen that he is going toland safely on his feet (). The danger in this exer-cise is that A will pull B so hard that he will turntoo far forward and land on his abdomen instead ofhis feet. It is not difficult, and with care on thispoint can be safely done at the first trial. Chicken Fight—Two boys of about the samesize sit down facing each other in the centre of amat, or some soft spot on the floor. Each boyclasps his hands below and in front of his knees,. 175 HOW TO 111 and the toes of each touch the toes of the a signal, each boy tries to dig his toes underthose of his opponent. The one succeeding indoing this can, by a very slight push, cause theother to roll over backward quicker than it takes totell it. The hands must be tightly clasped through-out the fight. Double Roll to HandStand—A lies on his back,while B stands astride hisbody, looking toward his take hold of each othersarms near the shoulder. Bdoes a hand stand (Fig. 176),then drops his legs backwardtoward his face; leans for-ward and rolls till he lies flaton his back (Fig. 177). A then raises his kneesto his chest, and rolls backward to hand stand,assisted by B, coming down astride B. A then
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