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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,it will clear the head and shoulders well. Now drop it, describing a half Inner Back Circle, in the directionof the backward line, AAA, (see figure,) at the same time straighteningthe arm and bringing the Club in a horizontal position, at arms length, atthe right side, as shown by the dotted arm in the figure. Now bring the Club forward by the Front Outer Circle, following thefi-ont line, AAA, in the direction of the arrows, but instead of carrying itcompletely around, shorten the sweep by bending the arm, as it passes infront of the body, and carry it up and over the head again, to the positionA, from whence it started, as shown in the figure. Repeat this until you do it smoothly. Note the pecuhar movement ofcarrying the Club quickly backward, as it passes over the head, to enableit to clear the head fi:eely as it drops behind again. Practice the left hand, the positions of which you can find by referenceto the figure, they being relatively the same as the right. 00 As I \ \ ■^^:)
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F I G U B E 12. Exercise Mn. 13» This exercise is more difficult to describe than to execute. It isfamiliarly known as the Windmill, from its resemblance to the four armsof a windmill following each other round and round, in one direction. This beautiful figure comprises four distinct motions of the Alphabet,following each other successively, and alternating with the right and left arms;commencing first with the Inner Front, right arm; second, the Inner Back,loft arm; third, the Outer Back, right arm; and fourth, the Outer Front,left arm; then repeating from the first again, ad libitum. It will be noticed that aU the circles are described in the same direc-tion, and each Club closely following the other, gives the movement asimilarity to the windmill, thus suggesting its appropriate name. Take the second position. Commencing with the right hand, describethe Inner Front Circle, in the direction D E F, (see figure,) and at themoment it reaches the point F, start off with the left arm,

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