Last Updated on June 16, 2021 by Staff
Lateral Gangnam Style is a variant take on Lateral Turncoat, where thumb and index finger dance a la horse-ride move, from Gangnam Style. This short article highlights its horse-ride finger movements. See parent article Lateral Turncoat for features inherited from Lateral Turncoat. See article Lateral Classic grips for features that Lateral Gangnam Style shares with its cousin grips such as Lateral Chick and Lateral Squid. Also see Lateral chopstick grips for overall discussion about the largest chopstick family to which Lateral Gangnam Style belongs.
Below is an example of Lateral Gangnam Style. In this case, flat Korean chopsticks are used. These are much harder to use, compared to square chopsticks, as they are virtually impossible to roll. See the article on planetary gears about why rolling of chopsticks are important in chopsticking.
Just like sibling grips and cousin grips such as Lateral Turncoat, Lateral Chick and Lateral Squid, this one sports yet another unique way of extending tips of chopsticks, while sharing the same technique for Compression posture. The bottom chopstick is held immobile by the thumb base and the middle finger knuckle. The thumb joint and the index finger nudge and drag on the top chopstick to move it. The way the thumb and the index finger dance around each other can only be described as “inspired” by the hand dance in the horse-ride move, from Gangnam Style.
Here is a quick reminder of said famous hand dance.
Following is a summary of key postures in Lateral Gangnam Style.
Taiwanese: 邊仔江南Style
This grip is known as 邊仔江南Style (piⁿ-á Kang-lâm Style) in Taiwanese.
