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The long swing can also be performed forward, but it is even more difficult than the one just described.
Combinations.
We have now shown most of the principal movements on the horizontal bar, a great many of which, when properly acquired singly, can be performed in combination. For instance—
Start with the short circle, throw the legs over the bar into sitting position, then sit swing backwards, leave go with the hands, two hock swing backwards, and off the bar on to your feet as in [Fig. 18].
Again. Upstart, clear circle (three or four times) into sitting position, sit swing forward, change hands, and hock swing off.
A very dashing-looking feat is the upstart and splits in one movement. Care must be taken not to allow the body to touch the bar, or your impetus will be stopped just when it is required for clearing the bar.
This concludes the Horizontal Bar. We will now proceed to describe the exercises on the Parallel Bars.
The Parallel Bars.
The Parallel Bars are very simple in their structure. They consist of two bars, running side by side, supported by uprights at a sufficient height from the ground to allow the feet to swing clear. The width should not be more than eighteen inches; length about seven feet.