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Offline harind_singh

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Chimta Spinning
« on: March 08, 2010, 07:56:07 AM »
Hey guys, i was wondering  if anyone knows how to spin the chimta and if there's any ways of explainin or maybe if sum1 has free time to upload a video tutorial as iv tried everything to try and figure out how to do it but just cant lollll its when u use ur wrist to spin the chimta and ur arm is at full length.. if that makes any sense :-S loll

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Re: Chimta Spinning
« Reply #1 on: March 08, 2010, 01:05:52 PM »
the way i think about it is you move the ends in a figure 8...? you're not actually spinning the chimta around your wrist, only manipulating your wrist motion. dunno if that helps but maybe watch some of those gatka videos on slow mo?
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Re: Chimta Spinning
« Reply #2 on: March 08, 2010, 02:00:34 PM »
Quote from: harind_singh on March 08, 2010, 07:56:07 AM
Hey guys, i was wondering  if anyone knows how to spin the chimta and if there's any ways of explainin or maybe if sum1 has free time to upload a video tutorial as iv tried everything to try and figure out how to do it but just cant lollll its when u use ur wrist to spin the chimta and ur arm is at full length.. if that makes any sense :-S loll

thanks

It's mostly a wrist movement, your arm esp. from the elbow up should be pretty firm.

One of the guys from Gajjde Garboo (Lavesh maybe?) in the red and yellow jori from Pioneer Bhangra does it best, really really fast maybe HE can give you a few tips =)
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Re: Chimta Spinning
« Reply #3 on: March 08, 2010, 02:24:38 PM »
muth maar for warmup. loll

just start slowly and work on the spin then add speed to it..u can also get a smaller chimtah if ur arms aren't that long so it doesn't hit your body..
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Re: Chimta Spinning
« Reply #4 on: March 08, 2010, 02:32:06 PM »
Manjot, grow up.
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Re: Chimta Spinning
« Reply #5 on: March 08, 2010, 06:21:09 PM »
ohhh! i just learned recently...

if you've ever done raas, most raas teams spin their dandiya in a certain way, some gujjus call it "the fake stage way" that usually is used to avoid dandiyas dropping

well if you do that but then like govind said use your wrists to make a figure 8, it usually works, the hardest part is making sure especially if your broad shouldered that the ends dont hit your sides
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Re: Chimta Spinning
« Reply #6 on: March 08, 2010, 06:25:53 PM »
Quote from: Manjot on March 08, 2010, 02:24:38 PM
muth maar for warmup. loll

LMAOOOOO.
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Re: Chimta Spinning
« Reply #7 on: March 08, 2010, 07:26:17 PM »
Quote from: Manjot on March 08, 2010, 02:24:38 PM
muth maar for warmup. loll



hahahah pher tan bai ji pakka CHIMTA ghumm gaya. lol
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Re: Chimta Spinning
« Reply #8 on: March 08, 2010, 08:20:20 PM »
Quote from: Bharathi on March 08, 2010, 02:00:34 PM
Quote from: harind_singh on March 08, 2010, 07:56:07 AM
Hey guys, i was wondering  if anyone knows how to spin the chimta and if there's any ways of explainin or maybe if sum1 has free time to upload a video tutorial as iv tried everything to try and figure out how to do it but just cant lollll its when u use ur wrist to spin the chimta and ur arm is at full length.. if that makes any sense :-S loll

thanks

It's mostly a wrist movement, your arm esp. from the elbow up should be pretty firm.

One of the guys from Gajjde Garboo (Lavesh maybe?) in the red and yellow jori from Pioneer Bhangra does it best, really really fast maybe HE can give you a few tips =)

haha, thanks BHARFI :) (oh no i didnt....o yes, i just did mwahahha)....i dont think im an expert or nethin, but yea, like govind said, just make a figure 8 wit ur wrist...hold the chimta in the middle, n just keep makin a figure 8 as fast as u can...the only problem is, u CANNOT be afraid of a little pain or blood lol....after pioneer, someone was like "DAMN wat happened to ur hand", cause it was all cut up from the chimta so it was bleedin, but wen ur on stage, u dont even notice cause ur just pumped bout the routine....however, to avoid the carnage, u can take a small peice of cloth like a rumaal (hankerchief) and wrap that around the part that you hold, and then do the figure 8...i find its a little harder to go as fast, but it will help keep ur hands in one piece lol
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Re: Chimta Spinning
« Reply #9 on: March 08, 2010, 08:23:41 PM »
Lavesh = Chimta spinning champ. seriously.
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Re: Chimta Spinning
« Reply #10 on: March 08, 2010, 08:25:56 PM »
Quote from: Meistro on March 08, 2010, 08:23:41 PM
Lavesh = Chimta spinning champ. seriously.

meistro = everything champ. fo reall :)

n manjot, ur hilarious lolll
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Re: Chimta Spinning
« Reply #11 on: March 09, 2010, 02:23:07 PM »
Quote from: Ravi M. on March 08, 2010, 06:21:09 PM
ohhh! i just learned recently...

if you've ever done raas, most raas teams spin their dandiya in a certain way, some gujjus call it "the fake stage way" that usually is used to avoid dandiyas dropping

well if you do that but then like govind said use your wrists to make a figure 8, it usually works, the hardest part is making sure especially if your broad shouldered that the ends dont hit your sides

I kind of stand at an angle to avoid getting hit with things that I'm spinning.  And thanks Lavesh I will think of a witty comeback for you in a few days :P
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Re: Chimta Spinning
« Reply #12 on: March 09, 2010, 05:38:05 PM »
Yea i def keep my arm straight and as far from my face to prevent hitting myself.  and its all in wrist.  like said before move it in a number 8 motion. 
start out slow and get comfortable and then up youre speed.
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Re: Chimta Spinning
« Reply #13 on: March 09, 2010, 11:32:24 PM »
make a figure eight using only your wrists
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Re: Chimta Spinning
« Reply #14 on: March 10, 2010, 03:46:17 AM »
Quote from: lavesh on March 08, 2010, 08:20:20 PM
Quote from: Bharathi on March 08, 2010, 02:00:34 PM
Quote from: harind_singh on March 08, 2010, 07:56:07 AM
Hey guys, i was wondering  if anyone knows how to spin the chimta and if there's any ways of explainin or maybe if sum1 has free time to upload a video tutorial as iv tried everything to try and figure out how to do it but just cant lollll its when u use ur wrist to spin the chimta and ur arm is at full length.. if that makes any sense :-S loll

thanks

It's mostly a wrist movement, your arm esp. from the elbow up should be pretty firm.

One of the guys from Gajjde Garboo (Lavesh maybe?) in the red and yellow jori from Pioneer Bhangra does it best, really really fast maybe HE can give you a few tips =)

haha, thanks BHARFI :) (oh no i didnt....o yes, i just did mwahahha)....i dont think im an expert or nethin, but yea, like govind said, just make a figure 8 wit ur wrist...hold the chimta in the middle, n just keep makin a figure 8 as fast as u can...the only problem is, u CANNOT be afraid of a little pain or blood lol....after pioneer, someone was like "DAMN wat happened to ur hand", cause it was all cut up from the chimta so it was bleedin, but wen ur on stage, u dont even notice cause ur just pumped bout the routine....however, to avoid the carnage, u can take a small peice of cloth like a rumaal (hankerchief) and wrap that around the part that you hold, and then do the figure 8...i find its a little harder to go as fast, but it will help keep ur hands in one piece lol


Hey man, can you elaborate a little further about that rumaal technique? I've tried a bunch of different things (duct tape, band aids etc.) but they either come off on stage or get stuck to the chimta. It's a hassle to have to worry about blood on stage, and who am I kidding, I'm not looking to lose my hand  :)
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