As a rule, when people hear about the position of their hands, they immediately associate this phrase with any particular occupation or action. For example, with playing musical instruments, dances, or the techniques used in delivering speeches to the public.
Meanwhile, there is a general classification that describes the position of the hands without reference to specific actions or activities of people.
What could be these provisions?
The way a person holds hands can correspond to certain generalizing types. This means that any hand position is:
All other options relate to one of these types. Movements often combine them.
About the main provisions
The initial position of the hand is often taken as the main one. But this is not entirely true. The starting point is that position in which a person holds his hands before starting a movement. She can be absolutely anyone. The main positions are natural and there are only five of them:
- down below;
- on the sides or on the sides;
- up;
- in front;
- from behind.
Of course, each basic position of the hands is supplemented by some positional elements. For example, if a person holds his hands in front of him, then he can cross them on his chest, stretch, push him to the body and so on.
It is the main positions that are used during the traditional warm-up, light exercise, or with other types of sports exercises, light physical exertion.
About intermediate provisions
Intermediate positions are considered to be those in which the arms are at an angle of 45 degrees with respect to the main ones.
That is, this is the position that the limbs take when making a movement, moving from one main position to another.
About the position in motion
Any movement of the upper limbs is a way to change the position of the hands. Such changes can be of two types:
One-sided intermediate positions should not be understood as changes in the position of only one hand, the movement can be made by both. The essence of the name of these positions is that the movement does not occur in a circle, but in any direction.
All one-way positions in motion combine movements in the following directions:
- left
- right;
- top;
- bottom;
- forward.
Circular changes in the position of the hands are characterized by the execution of an arcuate movement, which is why they differ from unilateral ones.
About bent arms
In addition to such positions, the body positions at which the limbs are bent at the elbows are separately distinguished. It is these poses that are the most common.
Such positions include the provisions:
- on the belt;
- on the chest;
- behind the back;
- on his knees when a person sits, and many others.
Despite the fact that such poses are the most common, both in ordinary life and in any occupations, and are considered separately, they nevertheless belong to intermediate ones.
About the right positions
The concept of “correct position of the hands” directly depends on the occupation, action, or some other process carried out by a person. This means that in different life situations, not the same positions are considered correct.
For example, when playing the piano, during a gala dinner or during choreography classes, the correct postures will be different. Of course, the position in which it is correct to hold your hands during first aid, for example, with massage that stimulates the work of the heart muscle, will also differ.
This means that in order to hold hands correctly, you need to know exactly how to do this with the practiced lesson. There are no general provisions for this position.
About the positions of the hands
The position of the hand is one of the main ways of gesturing. Indeed, if you observe any person engaged in a conversation or giving a speech, you can notice one feature. A person may not at all move his hand completely, but move only with his hands.
Of course, there are a lot of positions in which hands can be. Nevertheless, all this abundance consists of several positions of the palms.
With gestures, the back of the palms are directed:
- up;
- way down;
- inside;
- to the sides;
- combined;
- compressed.
Each of these positions has a specific meaning. Gestures used unconsciously can tell a lot about what emotions and feelings a person experiences, tell about his mood or intentions.
On the meaning of certain positions of the hands and arms
Each gesture not only testifies to a person’s mood or attitude to something, feelings or experienced emotions, reactions, the position of the hands is also a signal perceived by other people's subconscious.
Knowing what kind of message carries this or that position of hands, it is quite possible to use this in communication or during public speaking, interviews, exams or in other life situations.
If a person’s palms are turned upside down, then, as a rule, this is perceived by the consciousness as a demonstration of openness. Meanwhile, often unconsciously, in response to this gesture, people cross their arms over their chests, as if closing themselves from their interlocutor. This is no coincidence. The palms turned upside down by the subconscious are perceived not as a demonstration of the absence of hidden intentions, but as a petition. This is a gesture of a beggar waiting for alms. That is, unconsciously at the sight of such a gesture, a person feels that they are expecting something from him, moreover, this concerns his material means, free time, or otherwise. Of course, in response to such a gesture, the interlocutor immediately “closes”. That is, it is a gesture that requires something, and not demonstrating. If, however, the fingers are bent, then the semantic meaning perceived by the subconscious mind is enhanced.
Man's openness and lack of secret intentions demonstrate a slightly different position of the hand. A handshake gesture, that is, an outstretched arm, slightly bent at the elbow, with the palm not fully looking up. Hands can be involved in this movement and together.
Palms pointing down - a testament to the desire to stop, stop, crush something. This gesture often accompanies a decision on an important issue. If the hands are turned inwards, and the palms “look” at the body, then this indicates a person’s readiness to destroy something or defend himself.