Military Instructors Manual Part 16

1. Arms forward, 2. Raise. Swing arms sideward.

2. Hands on hips, 2. Place. Rise on toes. (33.) 3. Hands on hips, 2. Place. Turn head right; same, left. (41.) 4. Hands on shoulders, 2. Place. Turn trunk sideward, right; same, left. (40.) 5. Hands on hips, 2. Place. Full bend knees, slowly. (39.) 6. Hands on hips, 2. Place. Bend trunk forward. (36.) 7. Arms to thrust, 2. Raise. Move shoulders forward and backward. (35.) 8. Arms sideward, 2. Raise. Bend trunk sideward, right; same, left. (31.) 9. From Attention. Stretch arms forward and sideward.

10. Hands on hips, 2. Place. Bend trunk backward. (34.) 11. Hands on hips, 2. Place. Extend right and left leg forward.

(44.) 12. Breathing Exercise: Inhale, raising arms sideward and upward; exhale, lowering arms sideward.

D. Marching Exercises:

1. Marching in column in quick time, mark time, marching in quick time and halting. (88.) 2. Marching on toes. (89.) 3. Marching on toes and rocking.

E. Jumping Exercises:

1. Rise on toes and arms forward, 2 Raise. Swing arms downward and bend knees; swing arms forward and extend knees, and recover Attention.

2. Jumping in place. (193.)

F. Double Timing:

1. Double timing, change to quick time and halting. (92.)

G. Concluding Exercises:

1. Breathing exercise, raising and lowering arms sideward.

THIRD LESSON.--A disciplinary Exercises, as in first lesson.

B. Starting Positions.

C. Setting-up Exercises:

1. Arms forward, 2. Raise. Swing arms downward and sideward. (4 motions.) 2. Hands on hips, 2. Place. Rise on right and left toes, alternatingly. (4 motions.) (46.) 3. Hands on hips, 2. Place. Bend head forward and backward. (4 motions.) (38.) 4. Arms sideward, 2. Raise. Turn trunk right and left. (4 motions.) (53.) 5. Hands on hips, 2. Place. Rise on toes and full bend knees slowly. (4 motions.) (39.) 6. Fingers in rear of head, 2. Place. Bend trunk forward. (2 motions.) (42.) 7. Arms to thrust, 2. Raise. Move shoulders forward, upward, backward, and recover. (4 motions.) 8. Hands on shoulders, 2. Place. Bend trunk sideward, right, and left. (4 motions.) (37.) 9. From Attention. Stretch arms sideward, upward, sideward, and recover. (4 motions.) 10. Hands on shoulders, 2. Place. Bend trunk backward. (2 motions.) (34.) 11. Hands on hips, 2 Place. Extend right and left leg backward.

(2 motions.) 12. Breathing Exercise: Inhale, raising arms forward, upward; and exhale, lowering arms sideward, down.

D. Marching Exercises:

1. Marching in quick time, raising knees. (89.) 2. Thrusting arms sideward.

E. Jumping Exercises:

1. Standing broad jump.

2. Three successive broad jumps.

F. Double Timing:

1. Double timing. (92.) 2. Double timing, marking time in the double and forward.

3. Double timing and halting from the double.

G. Gymnastic Contests. Two of these games should be included in each lesson. See pp. 39-40.

H. Concluding Exercises:

1. Breathing exercise, as in 12.

FOURTH LESSON.--A. Disciplinary Exercises, as in first lesson.

B. Starting Positions.

C. Setting-up Exercises:

1. Hands on shoulders, 2. Place. Extend arms forward; swing sideward, forward, and recover. (4 motions.) 2. Hands on hips, 2. Place. Rise on toes quickly. (2 motions.) (33.) 3. Hands on hips, 2. Place. Turn head right and left. (4 motions.) (41.) 4. Arms upward, 2. Raise. Turn trunk right and left. (4 motions.) 5. Hands on hips, 2. Place. Half bend knees, quickly. (2 motions.) (35.) 6. Arms sideward, 2. Raise. Bend trunk forward. (2 motions.) 7. Hands on shoulders, 2. Place. Move elbows forward, and stretch backward. (2 motions.) (45.) 8. Arms upward, 2. Raise. Bend trunk sideward, right and left.

(4 motions.) 9. From Attention. Stretch, arms forward, sideward, upward, sideward, forward, and recover. (6 motions.) 10. Arms sideward, 2. Raise. Bend trunk backward. (2 motions.) 11. Hands on hips, 2. Place. Extend legs sideward. (2 motions.) 12. Breathing Exercise: 1. Inhale, raising arms forward, upward; exhale, lowering arms sideward.

D. Marching Exercises:

1. Marching in quick time, raising knees, and rising on toes of other foot.

2. Raising heels.

3. Thrusting arms sideward.

E. Jumping Exercises:

1. Three successive standing broad jumps.

2. Jumping in place, raising knees.

F. Double Timing:

1. Double timing.

2. Raising heels.

3. Double timing, sideward, crossing legs.

G. Gymnastic Contests.

H. Concluding Exercises:

1. Swing arms forward, upward, relaxed.

2. Breathing exercise, as in 12.

FIFTH LESSON.--A. Disciplinary Exercises.

B. Starting Positions.

C. Setting-up Exercises:

1. Arms to thrust. Thrust arms upward; swing downward; forward; upward, and recover. (4 motions.) (55.) 2. Hands in rear of head. Rise on toes and rock. (2 motions.) (39.) 3. Hands on hips. Bend head forward and backward. (4 motions.) 4. Hands on shoulders. Turn trunk right and left, stretching arms sideward. (4 motions.) (52.) 5. Full bend knees. Hands on ground between knees, squatting position, extend right and left leg backward, alternatingly.

(4 motions.) (65.) 6. Hands on shoulders. Bend trunk forward and stretch arms sideward. (2 motions.) (51.) 7. From Attention. Curl shoulders forward and stretch backward.

(2 motions.) (38.) 8. Hands on shoulders. Bend trunk sideward, right and left, extending arms sideward. (4 motions.) (65.) 9. From Attention. Flex forearms vertically; extend upward; flex and recover. (4 motions.) (54.) 10. Hands on shoulders. Bend trunk backward, stretching arms sideward. (2 motions.) (56.) 11. From Attention. Raise arms forward and extend leg forward; stretch arms sideward, extending leg backward; move arms and leg to first position and recover Attention. (4 motions.) (53.) 12. Breathing Exercise: Raise arms sideward; upward; and lower laterally quickly. (4 motions.)

D. Marching Exercises:

1. March in quick time and swing extended leg forward, ankle high.

2. Raising knee and hopping on other foot.

3. From arms forward. Swing arms upward.

E. Jumping Exercises:

1. Standing hop, step and jump.

2. Preliminary running broad jumps.