Identifier: indianclubexerci00kehorich (find matches)
Title: The Indian club exercise : with explanatory figures and positions : photographed from life : also, general remarks on physical culture : illustrated with portraitures of celebrated athletes, exhibiting great muscular development from the club exercise ...
Year: 1866 (1860s)
Authors: Kehoe, Simon D
Subjects: Indian clubs
Publisher: New York : Peck & Snyder
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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Now change, and execute the half Outer Front Circle, by bringing theClub quickly forward, to clear the body well in front. When this is done,let it fall in the direction D E F, and carry it horizontally to A again, whichis the half Outer Front Circle, and completes the movement. Some difficulty will be experienced, at first, in executing this movementsmoothly, but by noticing the natural turn of the arm, in executing the halfOuter Back, you will master it after a few trials. On arriving at the point C, bring the Club quickly forward, aU in thesame motion, ready to return it to the point A again by the half Outer Front. Repeat until you can do it smoothly, before trying with the left hand. Try and execute this movement double, simultaneously with the rightand left hand, commencing with the Outer Back Cfrcle by the right, simul-taneously with the Outer Front Circle by the left, following with the OuterBack Circle by the left, simultaneously with the Outer Front Circle by theright. 4S I
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; ^ Figure 6. ExBj^cise Mn. 7. This is the Moulinet—so named from its resemblance to the movementin the broadsword exercise. Starting from the second position, throw the Clubs forward, at armslength, directly in front of the body, keeping them parallel, and apart aboutthe width of the loins. Let them fall downward in the direction A, indicatedin the figure, allowing them to turn freely between the thumb and forefinger,by relaxing the grasp. Bend the arms, closing the elbows in toward thebody, and they will move easily in the direction shown in the figure, bythe dotted Clubs. Do not pause in the movement, but continue the circle in the directionB C, and repeat, endeavoring to get the peculiar twist of the wrist, andturn of the elbow, as perfect as possible. It will be found, by a little practice, that the movement is not at all difficult, but depends on relaxing the grasp and throwing in the elbows at the proper time, that the circle may be described fairly and squarely, asindicated

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