A handbook of gymnastics / by George Forrest.

  • Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889.
Date:
1864
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A handbook of gymnastics / by George Forrest. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Raise the body on the hands, and with a powerful effort of the arms, throw yourself cleai off the horse. THE SINGLE HAND LEAP. Try to leap into the saddle, while one hand only holds the pommels, and the other hangs quietly by the side. First right hand, and then left. THE SOMERSAULT. Take a short run, put both hands on the pom- mels, and fling yourself fairly over, not loosing your hold of the pommels, until the feet have well passed the centre of the horse. Don’t be afraid. If you only hold on well by the pommels, you mud come down properly There is no need for a very powerful swing, for the best gymnasts come over quite slowly. THE DOUBLE SOMERSAULT. This exercise I believe to be my own special invention, and I never saw any one who could do