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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FlQUBB 8. ExBt^cisB Mn. 9. This exercise is for the single Club, and you may take as heavy aone as you can use, or about double the weight of those used in pairs—say from ten to twenty pounds. The dotted lines and arrows in the figure will explain the movementfoUy. Start from the second position, at A, and carry the Club upward andover the shoulder to position B. Next carry it up and forward, in the direction C D, and as far back-ward as E, returning it to the second position again, by the line F G H,as indicated by the arrows in the figure. Assume the position shown by the figure, throwing the chest andshoulders forward. Repeat the movement until fatigued, commencing with either arm, andalternating right and left. 64
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Figure 9. Exercise Btx* 10. This is a combination of the Inner and Outer Moulinets with a halfInner and Outer Side Circle. Commencing from the second position, (shown in the figure by thedotted Club,) carry the Clubs JDehind the shoulders, to the position given inthe figure. From this point the movement commences, which is a very prettyone, and will require a little j)i3-ctice to execute it smoothly, particularlythe Outer Moulinet. Move both Clubs together, and uniformly. From the point A, swing both Clubs upward and forward, in thedirection indicated by the line and arrows, ABC, and then describe a FrontMoulinet, which will bring them round by the dotted line to D. Continuethe movement in the direction D E, describing the half Inner Side Circle,which ends at F, arid completes half the exercise. Now return them in the direction G—on the same line—first describing;a half Outer Side Circle, and then the reverse Moulinet, following the dottedline back to position A again. The reverse

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