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Rh 25. Hold left toe with right hand and jump right leg through. 26. Hold right toe with left hand and jump left leg through.

27. Hold stick in hands, jump through and back in order to learn to double up close for back or forward somersault. Fig. 12. 28. Head Stand. Place the hands in line on the mat, and the head between and about 10 inches in advance, forming an equilateral triangle; throw feet over head, with knees together and toes pointed upward; hold 30 seconds, then forward roll over.

29. Hand Stand. Beginners can best learn this by placing the hands on floor 1½ feet from wall and throwing the feet up against the wall. In practising hand stands on the floor, come down easy to feet the same way you threw into position, or pick up right or left hand as you overbalance and come to feet, or bend arms and roll over. Fig. 13.

30. Head Stand. Push up into hand stand without losing balance.

31. Forward Roll Over into Head Stand. 32. Backward Roll Over into Head Stand. N. B.—Do not compete in holding head stands for time. Caution boys especially against this foolish practice.

33. "Bucking Broncho." Throw almost into hand stand, bend knees and push up hard with hands, throwing head and shoulders up and back, snap feet to floor and come to standing position; jump to hands again and repeat. 34. The Forward Roll Over into Hand Stand. 35. The Backward Roll Over into Hand Stand. 36. Body stiff, face downward, resting on hands and feet,