If the legs are inside, the spine bears some of the jolts that would otherwise be absorbed by the squatting
straddle position of the legs and knees.
Not exact matches
When an infant's
legs are flexed and
straddled, the instinctive
position that his little body assumes when picked up, the head
of his femur (bone
of the thigh) fills out the hip socket (acetabulum).
While the head is placed at the center
of the U letter, two
legs will place in
straddled position.
Single -
leg lateral jump: From a standing
straddle position, jump from one slightly bent
leg to the other at either end
of the mat, drawing in the
leg that's lifted off the ground toward the chest.
Yab - yum is a Tibetan word that translates to «father - mother» and is symbolized as two Buddhas in a seated
position with the woman seated on top
of the man,
straddling him with her
legs wrapped around her partner.