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and arms are of infinitely more impor¬
tance, while greater than either or both
is the quick, alert, athletic mind, ready
to act instantly
The first thing the forward should do
in trying to get through, when he faces
his man, is to size him up. He should
study the man in front of him, and take
advantage of his every fault. He should
occasionally vary his methods of getting
through, so as not to give his man a
chance to remedy his faults. A few of
the methods of getting through will be
indicated here.
(1.) If your opponent exposes his chest,
spring into him with arms straight and
stiff, hard enough to start him backwards
off his pins or unsteady him, and then
go to either side desired, as in Fig. 14.
(X) Play for the outside arm of your
opponent; once getting hold of this, your
opponent, in attempting to free himself,
will pull you through, us in Fig. 15.