Gymnastic nomenclature of the Young Men's Christian Associations of North America / rev. and edited by the Nomenclature Committee of the Physical Directors' Society of the Young Men's Christian Associations.

Date:
1910
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Credit: Gymnastic nomenclature of the Young Men's Christian Associations of North America / rev. and edited by the Nomenclature Committee of the Physical Directors' Society of the Young Men's Christian Associations. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    IV. MOVEMENTS. 1. Of Trunk. (1) Turns. Used in reference to rotations above the vertebral axis. a. Eight. In the direction in which the hands of a clock move, the clock regarded as on the floor, face up. (If the body is brought into a position in which the head is downward the clock shall still be regarded as upon the floor.) Turns may be desig- nated by fractions, as quarter, half, three- quarter, full or complete. Quarter right turn is equivalent to right face of military drill, Fig. A25 a-b, half right turn to about face. b. Left. The reverse of right. Fig. A25 a-c is left about face.