In the 1970s, kids in the Western hemisphere started playing it as well. In Germany, it was called gummitwist, and in the United Kingdom, it was called elastics.
On "24 Oras," Kuya Kim said that the popular street game indeed originated from China.
Chinese garter is also played in the Philippines, usually with two people holding two ends of the garter. The players jump or cross without their feet getting caught in the garter. "It improves our flexibility, 'yong coordination ng hand, ng feet, as well as noong eyes. Flexibility, endurance, as well as 'yong agility," said Dr. Wesson Espiritu, orthopedic and sports doctor, about the benefits of playing the game.There are different levels starting at the knee-high level up to the top of the head. The highest jump is called "father/mother" jump, where the two people holding the garter raise their arms and hold up the garter.
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