He raised a hand, the thumb pointing back over his shoulder.
He caught it as they had taught him so long ago, between thumb and fingers with the club's head pointing at an angle.
Hold a 2-5 lb dumbbell in each hand, thumbs pointed away from your body.
He lifted his hands, fists balled, thumbs pointed to the sky.
They all hold out their fists, thumbs pointed downward.
He rotated his hand until his thumb pointed at the bottom of the boat.
Leaping to their feet and calling out for death, all their thumbs pointing to the ground.
He added: 'Before pointing the finger, remember the thumb is pointing back at yourself.
The hands on the wall are nailed with the palms facing the wall, making the thumbs point to the right.
But he kept his thumb pointed straight upward, after he shook out the flame.