Sep 2, 2008 19:16
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foot massage
Actually I have a problem with understanding the whole sentence, but this is caused mainly because I don't really know how to understand the word "vice" in this context:
*Place both hands in a vice at the base of the toes and apply effleurages by opening the hands outwards.*
The next sentence (and the last that applies to this foot massage) is:
The effleurages move upwards along the whole leg, also reaching around the back.
If you've any idea how this massage may look, I'd be very grateful if you could explain it to me in other words.
*Place both hands in a vice at the base of the toes and apply effleurages by opening the hands outwards.*
The next sentence (and the last that applies to this foot massage) is:
The effleurages move upwards along the whole leg, also reaching around the back.
If you've any idea how this massage may look, I'd be very grateful if you could explain it to me in other words.
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vise
I think that may be it:
Vise (also vice): Device consisting of two parallel jaws for holding a workpiece. One of the jaws is fixed, and the other can be moved by a screw, lever, or cam. (answers.com)
Image here: http://blogs.indiewire.com/dmw/archive/vise-thumb.jpg
The verb vise means: To hold or compress in or as if in a vise. (answers.com)
And here's an image of how an effleurage may look like http://img.quamut.com/chart/8301/13_foot_effleurage.jpg - the hands look a bit like a "vise", so that may be it.
Vise (also vice): Device consisting of two parallel jaws for holding a workpiece. One of the jaws is fixed, and the other can be moved by a screw, lever, or cam. (answers.com)
Image here: http://blogs.indiewire.com/dmw/archive/vise-thumb.jpg
The verb vise means: To hold or compress in or as if in a vise. (answers.com)
And here's an image of how an effleurage may look like http://img.quamut.com/chart/8301/13_foot_effleurage.jpg - the hands look a bit like a "vise", so that may be it.
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Tania McConaghy
: holding in a vice (vise) grip means you hold so tight that it's impossible to get away-- so it means holding the hands between feet or something
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Ali Bayraktar
: I mean the biggest toe :) Sorry you are right :) They all called with the same word. But we call them with different names. So you are right, Sorry again
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That's alright!! :-)
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Will Matter
: Right. It's a typo for "vise" and refers to the manner in which the foot is held. Not an actual mechanical vise but a vise grip, with two hands on one foot.
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Catherine Winzer
: Yes, I think it means the hands form a vice-like grip (@Will, it's not a typo, it's just the British spelling :) http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/vice_2?view=uk )
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Andres Pacheco
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Demi Ebrite
: This vid shows the massage described, only on the back of the leg, not the top, as you have stated - the movement is similar:http://www.5min.com/Video/Techniques-of-Massage-Leg-12423 ~ the vise position is a starting point, hands together, ready to go ~
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Gary D
: you can also have a "Vice like grip" on something. A Vice is used in machine workshops, ("Dawn Vices" (Brand name) are very popular) A vice like grip would be if you were holding someone as they were hanging off a 20 story building.
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Phong Le
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Sheila Wilson
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clamp
To hold something in a vice (US spelling is vise), is to clamp something around it. This could be the tool of the same name, or it could be anything else capable of doing the job. The hands, of course, are often used for this purpose, and people with an extremely firm handshake have a "vice-like grip".
This type of massage is obviously not for the faint-hearted or easily bruised!
This type of massage is obviously not for the faint-hearted or easily bruised!
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Discussion
"Vice" is not a good choice of word. Seems to me one SLOTS the fingers in-between the toes at their base (root), then by flexing out the fingers the toes are spread apart.