Games

I thought I would give a mention to some of the games I have seen played or taken part in while I have been out here.

One is kie kie bo...or thats what I hear anyways. It is rock paper scissors. Rock paper scissors is used to make every decision. Who is going to speak first in class...rock paper scissors. Who is going to the corner to buy Popsicles or milk...and so on. It is so much more then just a decision maker though. It has many other variations, many involving some sort of torture. With one girl at hapkido I played a version where if you lose, the winner flicks you in the forehead or cheeks. I lost a lot and refused to flick her very hard so I ended up with some big red marks.

Another game they play at hapkido is very similar to connect 4. Its played on a flat board like a checker board that has a lot smaller squares, and thus a lot more. There are small beads that you take turns placing on the corners of the boxes. When someone gets 5 in a row, they win. Kind of cool, but they never let me play.

With those beads I was shown a couple other games as well. One is kind of like jacks, although I never played that game and don't really know the rules for it. You drop 4 or 5 beads on the ground and you pick them up while you toss one bead in the air then you catch the airborne bead. You also toss the beads from the palm of your hand and catch them on your knuckles, then you snap your hand back and then forward quickly to catch them. I was not very good at these games.

They also enjoy a mixed version of soccer and volleyball. Using a lower net then volleyball and only your feet, the ball is allowed to bounce once. These are all games played before or after hapkido.