The javelin must be held at its grip and thrown overhand, over the athlete's shoulder or upper arm.

Counter: The athlete sidesteps to the outside of the oncoming kick but grasps the inside of the kicking leg from behind the knee with his front hand ( overhand grip ) and pulls up, which tends to unbalance the opponent so that he falls backward as the athlete advances.

In the horizontal approach, solid bars or " bullets " are more commonly used, and the grip is overhand: the hand is not wrapped around the neck, the index finger is nearest the bridge, the little finger nearest the nut, fingers pointing away from the chest.

* The overhand grip, or regular grip, is the standard grip used for the horizontal bar.

On the overhand grip the hands circle the bar with the backs of the hands facing the gymnast.

A dorsal grip ( also known as the dorsal hang ) is an overhand grip employed while the gymnast's legs pass through the arms into a " skin the cat " position.

* The reverse grip and underhand grip, is the opposite of the overhand grip.

* The mixed grip is a combination of the overhand and underhand grips with one hand in each position.

: An overhead bar ( sometimes called a chin-up bar ) is grasped using a shoulder-width overhand ( palms facing forward ) grip.

There are two categories of grips used in snare technique: matched grip, in which both hands hold the sticks in an overhand grip, and traditional grip, in which one hand uses an overhand grip and the other an underhand grip.

The " French " or " overhand " bow is similar in shape and implementation to the bow used on the other members of the orchestral string instrument family, while the " German " or " Butler " bow is typically broader and shorter, and is held in a " hand shake " position.

A lateral may be underhand or overhand as long as the ball is not advanced in the pass.

Another procedure is called stripping, overhand, or slide shuffle, where small groups of cards are removed from the top of a deck and placed in the opposite hand ( or just assembled on the table ) in reverse order.

This is the most common shuffling technique in Asia and other parts of the world, while the overhand shuffle is primarily used in Western countries.

* Float: an overhand serve where the ball is hit with no spin so that its path becomes unpredictable, akin to a knuckleball in baseball.

* Jump serve: an overhand serve where the ball is first tossed high in the air, then the player makes a timed approach and jumps to make contact with the ball, hitting it with much pace and topspin.

* Jump float: an overhand serve where the ball is tossed high enough that the player may jump before hitting it similarly to a standing float serve.

The skill of passing involves fundamentally two specific techniques: underarm pass, or bump, where the ball touches the inside part of the joined forearms or platform, at waist line ; and overhand pass, where it is handled with the fingertips, like a set, above the head.

Since the former allows for more control over the speed and direction of the ball, the bump is used only when the ball is so low it cannot be properly handled with fingertips, or in beach volleyball where rules regulating overhand setting are more stringent.

In many aspects, this skill is similar to passing, or bumping: overhand dig and bump are also used to distinguish between defensive actions taken with fingertips or with joined arms.

The overhand knot is one of the most fundamental knots and forms the basis of many others including the simple noose, overhand loop, angler's loop, reef knot, fisherman's knot and water knot.

The overhand knot is very secure, to the point of jamming badly.

If a flat ribbon or strip is tightly folded into a flattened overhand knot, it assumes a regular pentagonal shape.

It is made similarly to a clove hitch but with one end passed under the other, forming an overhand knot under a riding turn.

If binding around a not fully convex, or square-edged object, arrange the knot so the overhand knot portion is stretched across a convex portion, or a corner, with the riding turn squarely on top of it.

In situations where the object leaves gaps under the knot and there are no corners, it is possible to finish the constrictor knot off with an additional overhand knot, in the fashion of a reef knot, to help stabilize it.

The fisherman's knot is a bend ( a knot for joining two lines ) with a symmetrical structure consisting of two overhand knots, each tied around the standing part of the other.

Double figure-eight knot ( figure-eight loop ) is used like an overhand loop knot.

( An overhand loop knot is used here )

Some of the knots that are in most every fly angler's arsenal are: the improved clinch knot which is commonly used to attach the fly to the leader, the overhand slip knot or arbor knot which is used to attach the backing to the spool, the albright knot which can be used to attach the fly line to the backing.

The " French " overhand bow is constructed along the same lines as the bow used with the other instruments of the orchestral string family.

The overhand loop is sometimes used as a slip knot, to form the loops of a truckers hitch, or as a stopper.

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They can either be linear or circular, and can be used in similar fashion to a standard hook, uppercut, or overhand.

Sometimes ' found ' focal points are used for necklaces, such as rings or gemstones, either wire-wrapped to allow for securing or captured in a net-like array of intertwining overhand knots.

Typically, there are two grips used: overhand, or pronated, and a mixed overhand-underhand ( supinated ) ( sometimes called " offset ," " staggered ," " alternating ", or " mixed ") grip.

Almost all commonly used matched grips are overhand grips.

The overhand grip most commonly used is the American grip.

The overhand bend is a knot used to join two ropes together.

Long used by weavers to join the ends of yarn, the overhand bend is very old.

In climbing, the overhand bend is one of several knots used for joining two ropes for a rappel longer than half the length of the ropes.