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PLACE HANDS ON MAT BESIDE HEAD (a);
TAKE THE PROPER GRIP ON PARTNER'S FEET, ONE AT A TIME;
COORDINATE UPWARD PUSH WITH TOP MAN'S SPRING (b);
TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR MAINTAINING BALANCE (c);
LOWER FEET WHEN TOP MAN SECURES BALANCE (c).
TOP MAN
LET PARTNER GET THE PROPER GRIP BY PLACING ONE FOOT AT A TIME;
JUMP UP, HOLDING BOTTOM MAN'S FEET FOR BALANCE (b) ; DO NOT MAKE HIM LIFT YOU;
THEN STRAIGHTEN UP TO STANDING POSITION, LOOKING STRAIGHT AHEAD (c).
FOOT-TO-HAND BALANCE
HINTS TO BEGINNERS: This is an easy stunt if the top man keeps his head up and watches natural horizontal lines in the environment for balance instead of bending over to look down at the ground. The bottom man should keep both shoulders