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Back handspring to hand balance. Back handspring; chest-roll down.
GROUP STUNT NO. 32 ( indicates bottom men; O indicates top men.) Top men dive and roll to stand at center circle. Bottom men dive and roll to stand at right side of partner. Bottom men hold hands behind top men. Top men do back handspring over clasped hands andback roll to stand at corner. Bottom men do back handspring. Bottom men back roll to hand balance and snap down atcorner. HOW TO ASSIST THE BEGINNER IN THE BACK HANDSPRING
Fig. 123. Two-Man Assist for Back Handspring. TWO MEN clasp hands as illustrated in Figure 124 and place them under the performer's buttocks. The performer practices the starting position and throwing back into an arch over the clasped hands. As he does this, the safety men lift under his buttocks but hold his knees with their free hands until his arms are in the correct position on the mat. Then they help him to snap his legs down with their free hands. When the performer gets the feel of the throw into an arch, the break in the performance is eliminated; but his assistants still lift under his hips with clasped hands and help him to snap down with their free hands. After a while only the clasp lift is given. When the performer feels that he can do the stunt by himself, a slap lift is used under the buttocks by both assistants, and this is gradually decreased as the performer proves himself consistent. |
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