Shuttlecock Game

We are all quite taken with the shuttlecock game we discovered. Only to find out that it now has an international following in a long history in China. Read the information below from Wikipedia--fascinating. Jesse talked about our adventures last night and it was amazing to see the skills of our group. Our circle spread and spread and spread last night and we were all laughing and having a blast together. I have to say the women were the best players in the group! (me not included! but I'm making good progress) Jesse and Duncan can play this game anywhere and we don't have to worry about the soccer ball traveling off into the streets. See below:

Jiànzi (毽子), ti jian zi (踢毽子), ti jian (踢毽) or jiànqiú (毽球) is a traditional Asian game in which players aim to keep a heavily weighted shuttlecock in the air using their feet and other parts of the body (but not hands, unlike the similar games peteca and indiaca). The game, which goes by many different names (seebelow), may be rules-based on a court similar to badminton and Volleyball, or be played artistically, among a circle of players in a street or park, with the objective to keep the shuttle 'up' and show off skills. In Vietnam, it is known as đá cầu and is the national sport, played especially in Hanoi.

In recent years, the game has gained a formal following in Europe, the United States and elsewhere.

In English, both the sport and the object with which it is played are referred to as "shuttlecock" or "featherball". No racquets are used.

Amazing... to discover this fun thing! BTM