Excerpt from The Art of Boxing, Swimming and Gymnastics Made Easy: Giving Complete and Specific Directions for Acquiring the Art of Self-Defence, Swimming, and a Large Variety of Gymnastic Exercises, Enabling Any One to Become an Expert Boxer and Athlete Without the Aid of a Teacher Exercise 4 (fig. - This is a very simple movement: The body is placed upright, with the feet together. [see Fig The arms are extended and the body thrown on alternate sides (as shown in the above diagram) until the hands nearly touch the oor. This exercise will be found useful in all -cases where any ill habit or contraction has been acquired by sedentary habits, as a consequence of wrong positions in sitting, writing. Sleeping or where there is some natural inclination to deform ity. The exercise may be continued with any degree of force, and varied according to the strength of the pupil. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."

Joe Louis's How to Box will teach you to deliver a knockout punch, step by step. The legendary heavyweight champion thoroughly covers all aspects of boxing in this well-written, definitive guide. Louis's sense of fair play, good sportsmanship, and dedicated training will both instruct and inspire. Beginning with mental discipline, Louis moves through basic training and equipment to stance, punching, and footwork, followed by working with a punching bag, methods of training, and learning various strategic punches. Generously illustrated with diagrams and action photos, here is everything needed to learn how to excel in the ring. One of the greatest boxers of all time, Joe Louis was in the ring before and during World War II. Some of his famous bouts became symbolic of the larger global conflict at hand; because of this he was the first Black American to be widely recognized as a national hero, playing a key role in the eventual integration of professional sports. Also included in this edition are listings of Louis's Heavyweight Title Defenses and championships in every weight class. How To Box concisely presents the best boxing techniques along with a slice of sporting history. Whether you are a sports fan, want a great workout, or plan to competitively enter the ring one day, this book by the man who famously said, "You can run, but you can't hide," is must reading.