LOCOMOTION 



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Fin. 233. 



Perpendicular 

 Attitude. 



FIG -234. 



Easy 

 Attitude. 



Symmetrical Positions. 



Haunched 

 Attitude. 



Asymmetrical Position. 



wise known as the " haunched position" (station hanchee). In 

 both of the symmetrical positions the weight of the body is equally 

 distributed between the two legs. We can then imagine a 

 " frontal " plane passing through the joints of the hips and at 

 right angles to the " median " plane of the body. Braune and 

 Fischer showed that if all the joints of the foot, the knee, and the 

 thigh lay on the frontal plane, the line of gravity is thrown back, 

 towards the heel. This is the military or " Perpendicular " atti- 

 tude. If, however, a man stands in an easy pose, the joint of the 

 foot lies behind the frontal plane and the line of gravity passes 

 in front of the heel. The body is more stable in this position 

 than in the former. 



In the asymmetrical, or haunched position, the weight of the 

 body is carried on one leg, the other leg serving only to maintain 

 the balance. 



