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Movement Given to One's Own Body
A number of different modes of movement fall into this category, each
of which may be separated into subcategories. Naturally, the number of
examples of different movements that fall into each of these subcategories is
almost limitless; there is not a single way of swimming, for example.
Supported by the ground or other surface:
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Locomotion on foot
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Locomotion on wheels, blades, skis, and other such items
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Rotary locomotion
Supported by water:
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Floating
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Swimming
Suspended and free from support:
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Swinging
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Jumping, flipping, falling
Receiving an impact:
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From one's own body (landing after a jump or fall)
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From an external force (catching, being struck, intercepting an object or
figure)
Movement Given to External Objects
• Pushing and pulling
• Twisting and turning
• Lifting and carrying
• Punching
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Striking
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Stroking and rubbing
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Throwing
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Kicking
Some actions involve types of movement that appear in more than one of these
categories; by their very nature they are collaborative actions. We will be looking
a little more closely at examples from some of these categories later in the text.
As part of the analysis of action, we may also find it useful to identify the
primary, secondary, and tertiary elements of the action, which will provide a
greater understanding of the nature of the action.
To recap,
primary actions
are actions that are essential to the execution of a
movement (such as moving the legs in a walking action) and without which
the action would not be possible.
Secondary actions
are actions that are
undertaken to assist in an action (such as swinging the arms during a walking
