English Skating: Edges and Striking; Principle of Skating Turns; Combined Figure-Skating

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Henry C Lowther B a Thurber

English Skating

Edges and Striking; Principle of Skating Turns; Combined Figure-Skating

Henry C Lowther, B a Thurber

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Skating History Press
23 April 2019

Ice-skating

The late nineteenth century was an exciting time for figure skaters. New turns were being discovered, and the foundations of the sport were laid out systematically. Henry C. Lowther's three little books, brought together in this volume, provide a comprehensive picture of English skating at the end of the last century.

Edges and Striking is more than an introduction to skating. It discusses all the different edges and methods of getting onto them, including some that have been forgotten by the skating world.

Principle of Skating Turns describes the shoulder-versus-hip method of turning and explains how all the skating turns (threes, brackets, counters, rockers, Mohawks, and Choctaws) are related. This method is still taught today.

Combined Figure-Skating explains how to do the multi-person figures that were the pinnacle of English skating. Today's skaters will find them both fascinating and challenging.

Originally sold both individually and as a boxed set, these three books are held in only a few libraries around the world. This new edition includes the full text of all three books and all the figures, plus a new introduction and notes. The introduction features biographical information on the author, and the notes make the text accessible to today's readers.

By: Henry C Lowther
Edited by: B a Thurber
Imprint: Skating History Press
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 363g
ISBN: 9781948100045
ISBN 10: 1948100045
Pages: 238
Publication Date: 23 April 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Sir Henry Crofton Lowther (1858-1939) was a British diplomat and expert figure skater. He was studied at Balliol College of Oxford University and went on to travel the world as a diplomat. He joined the National Skating Association in 1899 and became a judge in 1900. His books were published in 1900 and 1902.

Reviews for English Skating: Edges and Striking; Principle of Skating Turns; Combined Figure-Skating

"""[Lowther] writes of the subtle science of the art like the Platonic Socrates."" (A. E. Crawley, The Saturday Review of Politics, Literature, Science, and Art)"