{"id":1108,"date":"2020-01-08T23:40:12","date_gmt":"2020-01-09T04:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marcosticks.org\/?p=1108"},"modified":"2021-08-09T23:01:39","modified_gmt":"2021-08-10T03:01:39","slug":"family-tree-of-alternative-grips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marcosticks.org\/zh\/family-tree-of-alternative-grips\/","title":{"rendered":"Family Tree of Alternative Grips"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There are many ways for a human hand to grip a pair of marcosticks<\/a> (read: chopsticks), and to wield them such that tips of chopsticks can be made to grasp and to release food items. However, only one grip is generally considered the best way to manipulate chopsticks, the Standard Grip<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That being said, through our research conducted in real-world situations, we have come to the realization that a great majority of lifelong chopstick users do not use the standard grip. Many have adopted alternative grips that are obviously different from the standard grip. Some appear, at a glance, to use the standard grip, but upon closer inspection do not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A separate Ten Thousand Ways to Use Marcosticks<\/a> article documents all alternative grips we have heard, photographed, and video-recorded, in real eating situations. These include for instance the\u00a0Idling Thumb<\/a>\u00a0grip, the\u00a0Vulcan Grip<\/a>, and the\u00a0Chicken Claws<\/a>\u00a0grip. They are classified by finger placement and finger movement, for each combination of top\/bottom chopsticks and open\/closed postures, in Classification of Chopstick Grips<\/a>. These chopstick grips are all fine ways of using chopsticks. In the spirit of #utensilequality<\/a>, all grips are equal at the dining table. We have captured this view in our retrospective, The Art and Science of Chopsticking<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This article provides a visual guide to grips that we have analyzed and published. A family tree illustrates how each alternative grip relates to the standard grip, based on the degree of its departure from the standard finger dynamics. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click on each block below to read about the grip.<\/p>\n\n\n