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grab

Names
English grab
English hang
Japanese グラブ
Japanese ハング
Chinese 接球
Properties
Articulation hit
Shake Length n/a
Parent Techniques
Difficulty medium
Prevalence core
Position
Start n/a
End n/a
Glyph Notation
Glyph grab glyph
Usage placed next to the glyph that has the grab
Dynamics
Volume n/a
Range n/a
Ease n/a
History
Source unknown
Location of Origin West Africa
Date of Origin unknown
Influences n/a
Signature Players n/a

Any motion where the free gourd is swinging to a hit, and stops moving through the fingers grabbing it and holding it still against the held gourd.

individual examples


Isolated example, can be used to practice. In flip position.

sound quality


The gourds should be held together after the grab, without additional clicks or hits. This produces a single clear striking sound. It is important to not introduce tension in the hand after the grab, as this can lead to injury.

variations


None yet.

tutorials


Asalato Singapore

musical examples


infolato

Within the rhythm <a href="/technique/rhythm/flip-flop-delay"flip-flop delay.

child techniques


history


Unknown.

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