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V

1. Place two chairs two shoulder-widths apart. Place a hand on the edge of each chair and extend the feet back until the body is in a straight line.

2. Slowly dip between the chairs as far as possible and then push back up to the original position. Note: Since the chairs are farther apart, the strain will be greater. (Care must be taken to limit these push-ups to one's individual strength.) Although Exercises IV and V appear similar, each affects entirely different muscles. This exercise will develop a very broad chest.

VI

1. Lie on the floor with the backs of both hands under the hips in order to elevate the base of the spine off the floor. Keep the legs perfectly straight and raise the feet about six inches off the floor.

2. Slowly raise the legs as high as possible and then slowly return them to their original position, with the feet about six inches above the floor. Note: These leg-raises should be done twenty times without stopping.

Stances

There are many positions, or stances, in karate: the forward-leaning stance, straddle-leg stance, back stance, etc. Each serves its own purpose, each is unique in its separate purpose. From any of these stances one is also capable of using kicking techniques. For example, in the forward-leaning stance the rear leg is brought up into a front-snap kick. As the kick is performed, the leg is momentarily fully extended giving one a driving force of about seven feet from rear to front. As the kicking leg completes its technique, it is brought down immediately into another forward-leaning stance, and one can then cover another seven feet by repeating the same technique with the opposite, rear leg.