The student bends over at the waist and puts both hands on the ground, keeping his knees straight. The student squats down while keeping his heels on the mat. His arms may be held in front of him for balance. The student squats down, heels to buttocks, with his hands on the ground and his elbows touching the inside of his knees. He leans forward until he is balanced on his hands, with his knees supported on his elbows, and topples forward so that his head touches the mat.
Lame dog walk The student stands on one foot, and puts both hands on the mat.
Keeping his other foot from touching the ground, he walks forward. Used to build flexibility and balance. One-footwalk Not known to the authors. Novelty walk The student walks forward by stepping around behind his standing leg with each step. Used to bund coordination and balance.