Chinese garter is
called “
Chinese Jump Rope” in other countries. - It originated from China in the 7th century. They play it before during the celebration of
Chinese new year. - It was passed from generation to generation and has become popular even in other countries.
Chinese Garter, a game requiring flexibility, balance and coordination, is a popular game for Filipino children, most specifically among girls during their elementary years. The game revolves around an ordinary garter, around two to three yards long, which be brought from sewing store at around twenty pesos or less.
Mechanics of the Game
Players are divided into at least two groups, with a base number of two individuals for every group. Amid the game, two individuals from the "it" group will fill in as "game posts" as they remain inverse each other and hold each end of the garter. The goal of the game at that point is to have the capacity to effectively bounce over the garter as it is step by step held higher by the “game posts”. Much the same as in the game ten – twenty, each group likewise has its own team leader, all the more ordinarily known as the "Mother". Once a colleague either contacts the strap or neglects to seize a specific level, the Mother can even now spare her group by taking her colleague's turn. Inability to do as such will prompt the group's end by making them the new “game posts” and will take the game back to the primary level.
The Chinese Garter game is generally subdivided into ten levels. More often than not, notwithstanding, the players may choose for their coveted number of levels for their game. Here is a case of the levels being utilized to give you a thought of the game:
Level 1 – The garter is being held by the posts closer to the ground.Level 2 – Knee highLevel 3 – Around the height of their hipsLevel 4 – Waist highLevel 5 – Chest highLevel 6 – Shoulder highLevel 7 – Head highLevel 8 – At the tip of the headLevel 9 – A couple of inches over the headLevel 10 – Also known as the Father/Mother Jump, as high as a child raising his arms high on tip toes.
BenefitsImproves and maintains cardiovascular health. • Improves flexibility, balance, and coordination.
ExperienceChinese Garter is my favorite game to play way back my elementary days and Chinese Garter is the game where I good at, every school days we played Chinese Garter after class hour especially lunch time where we had a lot of time to play it that my mother scolded me for playing it because It will make me sick and might have an appendix for playing Chinese Garter after eating but those reminders but those didn't stop me for playing ,Chinese Garter made my elementary years happy and enjoyable where I experience those traditional games not like this generation now where children where not into traditional games.
