Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Kong-gi

I had my kids make this video on how to play kong-gi, the Korean version of Jacks:


In case you don't understand the video, here's a breakdown step-by-step:

Start with 5 kong-gi pieces. Throw them gently on the ground. Pick up one piece, and throw it in the air. While it's in the air, pick up one piece from the ground, and then catch the piece you threw using the same hand. Repeat this until you have picked up the remaining pieces. If at any time you don't catch a piece you threw in the air, or you don't pick up a piece from the ground, it's the next person's turn.

Now throw the five pieces on the floor again. Pick up one peice and throw it in the air. While it's in the air, pick up two kong-gi peices from the ground, and then catch the one you threw. Repeat this once to pick up the remaining two peices.

Throw the five peices on the floor. Pick up one peice and throw it in the air. While it's in the air, pick up three kong-gi peices, and then with the same hand, catch the peice you threw. Repeat this to pick up the last peice.

You now should have all five peices in your hand. Throw one piece in the air, and place the remaining four pieces on the ground, then catch the piece you threw. Throw this single peice in the air again, pick up all four pieces, and then catch the piece that's in the air. You now have all five pieces in your hand again. Gently, throw all five peices in the air, flip your hand, and try to catch all five pieces on the back of your knuckles. Then gently throw the five pieces in the air again, and try to grab them from above.

1 comment:

persistentillusion said...

I don't know how you can stand how cute they are. CUTE!