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Yoga A Guide To Harmonious Self Development, Hari D. Ponkshe
Yoga A Guide To Harmonious Self Development, Hari D. Ponkshe
University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations
There are many books on Yoga as it has become a fascinating subject of study for many scholars of Yoga. It is an interesting field of study for many scholars. There are many types of Yoga, however, in this thesis only Hatha-Yoga and Raja-Yoga will be considered in detail, Hatha-Yoga and Raja-Yoga will always remain interested in their attempts to give certain physical and mental characteristics to the physical body by certain types of physical exercises and to the mental structure by different types of mental exercises. These physical and mental exercises will develop the process of concentration of mind, …
An Historical Study Of The Pole Vault, Ray Frederick Kring
An Historical Study Of The Pole Vault, Ray Frederick Kring
University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations
The pole vault is an event performed in track and field athletics wherein the athlete, with the aid of a pole 14 and 15 feet in length, attempts to clear a crossbar resting on two pegs supported by two standards. The standards, or uprights, are placed not less than 12 feet nor more than 13 feet apart. The vaulter cushions his fall in a pit filled with shavings. The object of the event is to vault higher than your competitors.
The purpose of this study is to trace the progress made in the pole vault since man first learned to …