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Japanese Physical Training
few instances where it is necessary to reduce abdominal or waist-line measurements the student is ordered to stand erect, with hands placed over the hips, thumbs toward the back. Now he must bend rapidly forward as far as he can without bending the knees. He must recover to erect position just as rapidly. This is repeated until several movements have been executed. After an interval of deep breathing he bends in the same manner to the right; then to the left; at last he bends as far backward as possible, and recovers in the same manner as in the other exercises. None of these manœuvres should be repeated, at first, more than a few times. Deep breathing is expected to take place every time that the direction of bending is changed.
