Boys Activities - 17

Combative Activitios

 

The activities listed under this title consist of individual end
group contests cf 2 rouzh 2 nd strenuous nature, They arc valuable in devel-
oping the ability to react instantly with a maximum of energy for the purpose
of overcoming an opponent,

Objectives

1. To develop aggressiveness in personal combat.
Ze To develop initiativo in personal combat.

5. To develop resourcefulness in personal combat.

Activities: Hend to hand.

 

In hand to hand combat in war, victory if achieved, usually comes
in the first few seconds, Defeats sufferod in early practice will be compen~=
sated for by habits of agzressiveness and by the quick and adaptive thinking
which will grow from such practices, “The activities described below are devel~
montal and not the cnes of actual varfaro,

Formation: Arranze the class in pairs, occcording to sizes

 

1. Hand Pull. Contestants crasp hands (one or both) end attempt
to pull the opponent over to one's own position. In grasping hands, each in-
dividual should grasp the wrist of the opponent s> that there is a double grasp
with heels of he nds in contact and with exch hand grasping the other's wrist,
This ca n be varied by hopping.

2 Neck Pull. Grasp the back of cpponent's neck with one hand;
for example, cach contestant grasps the ba ck of opponent's neck with right
hande In this case tho right foot would be forward. Attempt to pull opponent
out of position.

Se Rooster Fight. Hop on left foot with arms folded across the
chest. Use the right shoulder and right side of chest to butt opponent, The
object is to make the opponent Jose his balance and fall, or to unfold his arms
or to touch his free foot to thse ground.

4, Hond Wrestling. Opponents grasp right (or left) hands. Right
foot is forward, and each attempts by pulling, pushing, by a sideward movement
or ¢ther mancuvering to force opponent te move one or both feet from original
position. Change hands after cach bout.

5 Mounted Wrestling. Mcn fight in pairs. The "rider" sits
astride the neck of the “horse” with his lower legs under the “horse's” arms
and his feet clasped behind the “horse's” back, Two pairs of such horses and
riders then wrestle, the object boin: to unseat the rider or to cause the rider
to touch the ground anyway. If both pairs fall at the same time, the rider
touching the ground first is the loser.

6. Indian Wrestling. Contestants lic on the ground, side by side,
with hands in opposite directions, Link right elbows. Upon signal of instructor
or by mutual agreement, raise right leg far enough to engage the heel of the