5 Things You Need to Know About the

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1. Get the Rhythm

You rarely see the butterfly stroke on a lazy Sunday afternoon at the swimming pool.
Rather a swim team practices the complicated stroke for swim meets. This is probably
because the butterfly, or "fly" as it's sometimes called, requires a great deal of
coordination and rhythm to get the body doing the right things at the right time. When
starting out, it's easy to get discouraged as arms and legs move at the wrong time and
direction, but once you get the correct timing of the hips going up as the arms go in the
water, it gets easier. If you look underwater, the stroke looks like the letter "S." When a
swimmer performs the fly correctly, it is a thing of beauty.
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2. Work That Body

Think of the body as a teeter-totter. When you push down with your upper chest, your
hips go up; when hips go in the water, the chest comes up. Now add arm movement.
With arms posed in a low arc, send hands in the water at shoulder width at the same
time that hips go up. Keep your elbows high and out as your hands go in the water for
the "catch" with fingers almost together. Press the hands out and around you once they
enter the water, pulling them down the center of the body toward the hips until they
come out of the water.
3. Use Your Head
Now don't lose your head. Literally! The head should go in the water right before your
hands go in. Tuck the chin in toward the chest in the water at the same time that hands
enter the water, and then push the chin forward and allow the head to come out for a
needed breath. The rhythm feels awkward at first, but it comes together with practice.
4. Do the Dolphin Kick
Watch dolphins swim, and it looks like the body undulates from the kick through the
body. Butterfly swimmers use a similar kick from the chest down. With toes pointed near
the surface, kick down when the arms enter the water and hips lift up. Kick again, a little
stronger, as the arms pull through water. Therefore, it's a quick succession of two kicks
where feet and legs stay close to each other. After the second kick, you're throwing your
arms over to start the stroke again.
5. Breathing Pulls it All Together
While you're remembering the timing of all the movements of the butterfly stroke, it's
easy to forget to breathe. Don't. But, don't breathe too often either. The standard breath
pattern is one quick breath for every two strokes as arms go into the low arc through the
air. Practiced butterfly swimmers on a swim team may not breathe the first time until
they've traveled half the length of the pool to save crucial seconds in their butterfly time.

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Progression in the Butterfly Stroke

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Progression in the Butterfly Stroke

Overview
Many swimmers find the butterfly stroke the hardest to master. When swum correctly,
this strenuous stroke burns more calories than any other competitive swimming stroke,
at a rate of about 150 calories per 10 minutes, according to the "Daily Mail." Learn to
master the basic movements of the stroke first, then progress to streamlining your body
and improving your time.
Basics
The butterfly stroke combines an overhead arm pull with a dolphin kick. Unlike the
freestyle, the butterfly requires you to move your arms together at the same time rather
than in an alternating motion. You must also move your legs and feet together. To begin
the stroke, reach your arms out in front of you and put your hands in the water. Bend
your elbows slightly and pull your hands toward your legs until they reach your thighs.
Then pull your hands out of the water and reach out in front of you again to begin the
next pull. As you make these arm pulls, kick up and down with your legs in a dolphin-
kick motion. Kick your feet down as you place your hands in the water in front of you,
then up again as you pull your arms through the water. Kick your feet down again when
you bring your hands out of the water behind you.
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Breathing
Your breathing should not interfere with the rhythm of your stroke. Keep your head face
down in the water and under its surface throughout the stroke except when you need to
breathe. Tuck your chin into your chest to streamline your body. To prepare to take a
breath, move your chin forward as you pull your arms through the water, then lift your
mouth above the water to inhale as your arms reach your thighs. Return your head to
the water before you begin the next arm pull. Exhale just before you lift your mouth to
take a breath.
Hand and Foot Positioning
Once you have mastered the basic movements involved in the butterfly stroke, you can
tweak the positioning of your hands and feet to improve your speed. Keep your legs and
feet together, but not pressed together as if glued. Keep your legs apart just enough so
that you can turn your feet inward, making a shape that resembles a dolphin's fin. When
you place your hands in the water to begin an arm pull, focus on keeping your palms
facing outward. Your thumbs should enter the water first. This hand position allows for
the most powerful pull through the water. As you move your hands through the water,
imagine tracing the shape of a keyhole. Your hands should travel outward and in again
as they reach your thighs. Keep your hands above the surface of the water but as close
to it as possible when you move them forward to begin the next pull.
Hips
Many beginning butterfly swimmers focus on the arm pull and leg kick as separate
entities. The movement of the hips should unite these two elements of the stroke,
allowing the kick to propel the arms out of the water. Instead of powering your kick
solely with your knees and feet, allow your hips to roll with the natural rhythm of the
kicks.

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Butterfly Stroke for Beginners

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Butterfly Stroke for Beginners
Overview
The butterfly stroke has a reputation for difficulty. Many swimmers, including beginners
and experienced swimmers, have trouble learning and mastering this difficult stroke.
Focus on certain basic tips as you practice the stroke, and expect to work on it for a
while before it begins to feel comfortable. Once you've learned the stroke, you can reap
the benefits. The butterfly stroke relies on different muscles than other swim strokes,
and can add variety to your workout.
Arm Pull
The butterfly stroke involves on a windmill-like arm movement known as the butterfly
pull. The movement follows a circular pattern over and under the water. Put your hands
into the water in front of your shoulders with your palms facing slightly out. Your thumbs
should enter the water before the rest of your hands. Pull your arms under the water
and toward your feet, and lift them out of the water again when they reach your thighs.
Then pull them forward and above the water until they pass your shoulders and you can
begin another pull.
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Kick
The dolphin kick propels you and gives you power for your arm pull. Keep your legs and
feet together as you kick up and down, bending your knees to generate power. Do not
separate your legs or move them horizontally.
Timing
You should complete two dolphin kicks for each arm pull. Do not complete two kicks
before pulling your arms through the water. Instead, time the two kicks to coincide with
your arm pull and generate more power. Kick down as you put your hands into the
water, then kick back up to streamline the body as the arms pull through the water.
Complete a second kick as you pull your arms back out of the water and stretch them
out in front of you. The second kick should help to power your shoulders out of the
water to begin a new arm pull.
Breathing
Lift your head as you pull your arms through the water and rise to inhale before you
begin the next arm pull. As you bring your arms out of the water to start the pull, tuck
your head down and against your chest to streamline your body. Breathe in between
each arm pull.
Practice
You might find it difficult to synchronize the dolphin kicks with the arm pull. Practice the
two movements separately until you feel comfortable enough to use them together.
Swim with a kickboard to work on your dolphin kicks, or swim with a float between your
legs to work on your arm movement.

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The Butterfly Stroke & Breathing

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The Butterfly Stroke & Breathing

Overview
The butterfly stroke is one of the most advanced swimming strokes and provides a great
workout in terms of both aerobic exercise and strength training. Before you can add the
butterfly stroke to your workout routine, it is important to learn where to fit breathing into
the many components that work together to create the correct form.
Phases of the Stroke
The butterfly stroke includes three basic phases that can be further broken down into
more specific stroke components; breathing takes place during the final phase. The first
part of the stroke is the kick, a dolphin kick done with the legs together. While kicking,
bring your arms from the sides of the body to the outstretched position above the water.
The second phase is the arm pull, in which both arms simultaneously catch the water
and then sweep out, in and up toward the chest before again coming out of the water to
begin the stroke. Breathing, the third phase, should occur between the outsweep and
the recovery of the arms, when the arms exit the water and the body has been lifted by
the arm motion.
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Upper Body Position

Lift your chin to breathe when your arms are about at your thighs. The head should be
positioned in line with the spine and facing forward during butterfly stroke breathing.
Because butterfly stroke breathing occurs from the front instead of the side, you must
crane your neck slightly and push your chin out to get the face out of the water. Avoid
the common mistake of coming up too high out of the water to breathe, since this
disrupts the form of the stroke and wastes energy.
Lower Body Position
During the breathing phase of the butterfly stroke, the legs should have just kicked up,
preparing for the downward and backward thrust of the dolphin kick. Because of the
time gap caused by breathing while swimming, the up kick is generally longer and the
down kick shorter on strokes where the swimmer breathes, so holding your breath can
allow you greater propulsion from the down kick.
Breathing Pattern
Swimmers develop different patterns for breathing while swimming depending on their
lung capacity. You do not need to breathe on every stroke of the butterfly but instead
should start by practicing butterfly stroke breathing on every other stroke. Increase the
interval to three or four strokes if possible. After initial entry into the water, take at least
two strokes before coming up for air. Don't breath on the first stroke after you break out
from the wall after a turn. Instead, take a side breath before leaving the wall and
beginning the stroke.
Timing and Speed
Correct timing is essential to maintaining butterfly stroke form. Breathing too early or too
late can cause a hitch in the stroke. Taking quick, deep breaths can also help you avoid
improper timing on butterfly stroke breathing. Speed in the inhale allows you to tuck the
chin back into the body and return to a more streamlined body position sooner in the
butterfly stroke.

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Butterfly Swimming Stroke Techniques

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Butterfly Swimming Stroke Techniques
Overview
The butterfly stroke combines a dolphin kick with an overhead arm pull. Ten minutes of
performing this difficult stroke can burn about 150 calories, according to an article online
for London's "Daily Mail." Swimming laps in butterfly stroke works muscles in your
chest, abdominals, arms, legs and back.
Arms
The butterfly stroke requires an overhead arm pull in which both arms move at the same
time. Reach in front of you and put your hands in the water. Your palms should face
outward and your thumbs should enter the water first. Bend your elbows slightly. Pull
your arms through the water along your sides and toward your feet until they reach your
thighs. Then pull them out of the water and reach them back over your body and out in
front of you to begin the next pull. Keep your hands and arms out of the water as they
move over your body at the top of the stroke.
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Legs
The butterfly stroke uses a dolphin kick in which both legs move at the same time. Keep
your legs and feet together. Kick your feet down as you put your hands in the water in
front of you. Then kick your feet up, bending your legs as you pull your arms through the
water. Kick your legs down again as you bring your hands out of the water and reach
forward for the next stroke.
Breathing
To take a breath, move your chin forward to lift your mouth above the water's surface
and breathe. Take breaths when your arms are even with your thighs at the back of the
pull stroke. Place your head back under the surface of the water before you begin the
next arm pull.
Head Position
Keep your head under the water and facing the bottom of the pool throughout the
stroke, except when you need to lift your mouth to take a breath. Keep your body
streamlined by pushing your chin against your chest when you have your head
underwater. As you pull your arms through the water, push your chin forward to prepare
to take a breath.

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Techniques for the Butterfly Stroke

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Techniques for the Butterfly Stroke

The butterfly refers to a swimming stroke that is commonly featured in organized relays
and individual races, including the Olympics. The butterfly stroke remains one of the
most difficult maneuvers as you have to incorporate a wave-like body motion. A properly
executed butterfly stroke should closely resemble the swimming method of a dolphin.
You can utilize certain swimming techniques to master the movements of the butterfly
stroke.
Positioning Your Body
Keep your body as parallel to the bottom of the pool as possible to help to prevent your
shoulders and chest from slowing you down. The proper head positioning during the
butterfly stroke involves pointing the top of your head in the direction you are swimming.
Keep your hips aligned with your shoulders as you push yourself through the water.
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Using Your Hands

A properly executed hand technique will help you to increase the speed of your butterfly
stroke while conserving energy. The common hand technique of the butterfly stroke
involves cupping your hands as they enter into the water. You must then thrust your
hands backwards to propel your body through the water. One technique consists of
extending your hands in front of you before pulling them back through the water.
Pointing your fingers towards the floor of the pool will help to create a powerful stroke.
Keeping your elbows high will help decrease your resistance as you glide through the
water.
Kicking Your Feet
Your feet should act as the major source of propulsion for the butterfly stroke. To
perform the fastest butterfly stroke possible, try kicking your feet two times for every
time you thrust your hands through the water. Place your feet side by side; kick as you
bend your knees and then quickly straighten your legs. Extending your feet forward at
the end of the kick helps to add power.

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Butterfly Stroke Training

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Butterfly Stroke Training

Overview
Rarely will you see a weekend warrior swimmer swimming butterfly in the lap pool.
Instead they may opt for freestyle swimming or the breast stroke. The butterfly stroke
requires technique and skill to propel your body through the water and to create power
in your movements. The better the technique is, the easier it is to swim this way.
Butterfly stroke training will help you to build the muscles in the upper body, especially
the chest, back and shoulder muscles.
Butterfly Like a Pro
Step 1
Begin focusing on the lower body. A butterfly kick is just as important as the upper body
motion. Kick holding your legs together. Engage your thigh muscles to keep your legs
glued together to kick like a dolphin motion. Then kick your legs up and down using your
hips, with a small bend in the knees.
Step 2
Push off the wall in the pool and streamline your body with your legs glued together and
your arms above your head. Bring your arms down by your side and then
simultaneously bring both arms out of the water, propelling your body out of the water.
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Step 3
Take a breath as your head comes out of the water and your arms propel forward into
the water. Your head and arms come back together like a diving motion and streamline
your body with another small dolphin kick.
Step 4
Repeat the same motion bringing your arms down by your side, propelling them forward
as your body comes out of the water and as you take a breath. Then dive your arms
back into the water, streamline your body and dolphin kick.

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Butterfly Stroke Tutorial

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Butterfly Stroke Tutorial
Overview
A difficult but often fun stroke, the butterfly stroke is one of the last strokes taught to
swimming students in many programs. This stroke requires a great deal of energy and
thus serves primarily as a stroke for competition swimming. The butterfly stroke derives
from the breast stroke, and its name derives from the distinctive arm movements made
by the swimmer. It may take a little time, exercise and practice, but you can perform the
butterfly stroke if you work to coordinate your arm and leg movements.
Learning the Butterfly Stroke
Step 1
Learn the dolphin kick of the butterfly stroke. Holding on to the pool wall or to a
kickboard, bring your legs together. Bend the knees slightly and then push them down
and straight at the same time.
Step 2
Practice the dolphin kick without the arm movements. Travel across the pool with a
kickboard and try to develop a regular and strong rhythm with the dolphin kick.
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Step 3
Learn arm movements on land. The butterfly arm movements are in a large windmill
motion made with slightly curved arms. Pull both arms back with palms facing forward.
Circle them over your head with fingers pointing upward. Reach forward with palms
down until the arms are in front of you. As you lower your arms to your sides, flip the
palms forward again.
Step 4
Repeat the arm movements in water. Start in shallow water so you can stop after a
stroke or two to take a breath.
Step 5
Coordinate arms and legs. You should perform two kicks for each arm stroke. The first
dolphin kick occurs as you pull your arms up and out of the water. The second kick
waits until your arms are back to your sides.
Step 6
Use both kicks. The first kick should be stronger and propel you forward. Use the
second kick to help lift your head out of the water for a breath.

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Swimming and the Butterfly Stroke

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Swimming and the Butterfly Stroke

Overview
The complex swimming stroke known as the butterfly stroke requires strength and
refined technique to be executed successfully. The stroke is characterized by the
undulating motion of the body through the water and the use of both arms
simultaneously, combined with a leg kick known as a dolphin kick.
History
The butterfly stroke is the newest of the four recognized competitive strokes. David
Armbruster of the University of Iowa is the coach who is widely acknowledged with
inventing the stroke in 1934. It evolved from traditional breaststroke and was originally
performed with the breaststroke kick, but in 1935, a swimmer named Jack Seig
developed a dolphin kick style, with both legs kicking together. This style is still used
today.
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Arm Action
Both arms work simultaneously. A complete arm movement starts with the hands in the
water, elbows slightly bent, just in front of the head. The hands are then pulled
downward toward the feet, moving in a keyhole motion. When the hands reach the
thighs, they are pulled out of the water and thrown over the water, back to the starting
position. The hands should enter the water at an angle, thumbs first. The entry point for
the hands is in front of the head, between the shoulder and nose, with arms extended.
The arm movement is constant throughout the stroke and should continue without
pause.
Leg Kick
In butterfly, the legs also work simultaneously in an up-and-down motion. The feet
should be pushed together. A two-beat dolphin kick uses two strong kicks: The first kick
helps propel the arms over the water in the recovery phase, and the second kick is
performed as the arms are moving through the water. The arm movement and leg kick
together result in an undulating motion through the water.
Breathing
Breathing takes place as the arms are thrown over the water. The face comes out of the
water, with the natural momentum of the stroke helping lift the head. Breaths must be
taken quickly because of the continuous nature of the stroke. Swimmers typically
breathe on every second stroke but can breathe more or less often.
Rules
The rules for swimming butterfly are set by FINA, the Federation International de
Natation. For swimming butterfly legally in competition, the arms must be brought
forward together over the water and work simultaneously. For turns, the swimmer
should touch the wall with both hands together. The legs must also work together, which
means they should not alternate during kicks. Swimmers may stay underwater for a
maximum of 15 meters at the start of the race and after turns.

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Butterfly Stroke Rules

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Butterfly Stroke Rules
Overview
The butterfly stroke you know today first appeared in 1934 with an arm movement
called the butterfly arm pull. The following year, according to Mary Donahue, a physical
education, biological and health science instructor at De Anza College in Cupertino,
California, the introduction of the dolphin kick and the integration of the arm and leg
actions completed the development of the new stroke. Due to a 20-year controversy
regarding the breaststroke, strict rules now ensure these two strokes remain separate.
Butterfly Basics
Understanding the process of swimming the butterfly is often easier than actually doing
it. Although the arm and leg movements themselves are not difficult, the BBC Sport
Academy notes that the butterfly will test your level of stamina. The general procedure
for swimming the butterfly involves push, pull and lifting movements using your arms, up
and down kicking movements using your legs and proper breathing techniques to
ensure your muscles receive a good supply of oxygen to prevent fatigue. When
performing the butterfly stroke in competitive events, you must execute the stroke
according to five rules set forth by FINA, the international governing body of swimming.
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Body Position
FINA rules relating to body position state that when starting the race and after each
turn, you must keep your body on the breast. River City Swim League describes on the
breast as keeping your shoulders at a minimum of a 90-degree angle to your breast.
Arm and Leg Movements
Three rules regarding arm and leg movements include a requirement that you complete
all arm movements, whether forward or backward, simultaneously. You must also use
both legs simultaneously to complete all kicking movements. The third rule requires you
to touch the wall using both hands each time you turn, as well as at the end of the race.
When touching the wall, FINA states that your hands can be in or out of the water.
Technique
The final FINA rule states the when starting the race and each consecutive turn, you
must break the surface of the water by lifting your head by the time you reach the 15
meter mark and keep your body on the surface until the next turn. This rule allows you
to complete one or more leg kicks and one arm pull under the water, to help bring you to
the surface.

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The Butterfly Stroke & Breathing

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The Butterfly Stroke & Breathing

Overview
The butterfly stroke is one of the most advanced swimming strokes and provides a great
workout in terms of both aerobic exercise and strength training. Before you can add the
butterfly stroke to your workout routine, it is important to learn where to fit breathing into
the many components that work together to create the correct form.
Phases of the Stroke
The butterfly stroke includes three basic phases that can be further broken down into
more specific stroke components; breathing takes place during the final phase. The first
part of the stroke is the kick, a dolphin kick done with the legs together. While kicking,
bring your arms from the sides of the body to the outstretched position above the water.
The second phase is the arm pull, in which both arms simultaneously catch the water
and then sweep out, in and up toward the chest before again coming out of the water to
begin the stroke. Breathing, the third phase, should occur between the outsweep and
the recovery of the arms, when the arms exit the water and the body has been lifted by
the arm motion.
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Upper Body Position

Lift your chin to breathe when your arms are about at your thighs. The head should be
positioned in line with the spine and facing forward during butterfly stroke breathing.
Because butterfly stroke breathing occurs from the front instead of the side, you must
crane your neck slightly and push your chin out to get the face out of the water. Avoid
the common mistake of coming up too high out of the water to breathe, since this
disrupts the form of the stroke and wastes energy.
Lower Body Position
During the breathing phase of the butterfly stroke, the legs should have just kicked up,
preparing for the downward and backward thrust of the dolphin kick. Because of the
time gap caused by breathing while swimming, the up kick is generally longer and the
down kick shorter on strokes where the swimmer breathes, so holding your breath can
allow you greater propulsion from the down kick.
Breathing Pattern
Swimmers develop different patterns for breathing while swimming depending on their
lung capacity. You do not need to breathe on every stroke of the butterfly but instead
should start by practicing butterfly stroke breathing on every other stroke. Increase the
interval to three or four strokes if possible. After initial entry into the water, take at least
two strokes before coming up for air. Don't breath on the first stroke after you break out
from the wall after a turn. Instead, take a side breath before leaving the wall and
beginning the stroke.
Timing and Speed
Correct timing is essential to maintaining butterfly stroke form. Breathing too early or too
late can cause a hitch in the stroke. Taking quick, deep breaths can also help you avoid
improper timing on butterfly stroke breathing. Speed in the inhale allows you to tuck the
chin back into the body and return to a more streamlined body position sooner in the
butterfly stroke.

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Why Ghanaian ladies are as sexy as

cheese!
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When I first heard the song by Castro featuring Black Stars striker, Asamoah Gyan,
I laughed my head off. How on earth is cheese sexy? When Ghana played against
England on 29th March, I heard the song innumerably on radio. Several exchange
of tweets with my elder and brother, A. Hammagaadji brought the topic. He lives in
the US, isn't a Ghanaian but wants to visit the country whose ladies are as sexy as
cheese. Fantastic!

Ghana is noted in the world to be a peaceful place. In Africa, we happen to be

haven for refugees from neighboring countries. Ghana is the land of the kente.
Ghana is the second leading producer of cocoa in the world (We will be first in no
time). Ghana is the friendliest nation in Africa and the eleventh in the world. I can
say a lot about Ghana but the last is…..Ghana is the country whose ladies are as
sexy as cheese. Yeah you heard me right. Castro and Baby Jet believe that cheese
is sexy and I am tempted to believe so since I love cheese so much. I hardly
masticate bread without cheese or margarine.

Cheese was most likely discovered, probably by accident, rather than invented. I
guess someone left some milk out, forgot about it and the milk coagulated. The
individual may have been too hungry to throw it out, so tried it instead and found it
didn't taste as bad as anticipated. Over the next 4,000 to 6,000 years, no one
knows how the art of making cheese was slowly perfected. Below are some of the
reasons Ghanaian ladies are as sexy as cheese.
Etymology
The root of the English word “cheese” is the Latin “caseus”, which also gives us the
word casein, the milk protein that is the basis of cheese. Yes… Ghanaian ladies
know their roots. They know where they are coming from. Have you ever wandered
in town on Sundays after church? Ok, how about on Fridays? Ladies adorn
traditionally rich clothes ranging from kente to “ahwenepa nkasa.” The latter
literally means “good things don't speak for themselves.” Every lady however the
face, looks so good in what we call “African wear.” They show all the contours,
curves….you name them. I know very well that pastors suffer on Sundays when
they are on the pulpit because our ladies look so stunningly beautiful in their
local/African dresses. The Ghanaian lady also knows something about her culture.
They are polite, courteous, respectful and full of life.

Variety
Variety they say is the spice of life. Although most cheese is produced from cow's
milk, it can and has also been made from a plethora of milk-producing animals like
goat and sheep. The Ghana lady is the definition of variety. There are the short,
tall, black, fair, slim and stout ladies. Each one can sweep you off your feet. The
variety permeates every part of her life. She knows how to dress for every occasion
(some don't nowadays) ….what to do to keep her man happy….how to keep herself
fresh and attractive all the time. Seriously, the ladies rock! They know how to cope
with every situation and are supportive even in times of persecution and difficulties.

Natural
“A cheese may disappoint. It may be dull, it may be naïve, and it may be over
sophisticated. Yet it remains cheese, milk's leap toward immortality.” – Clifton
Fadiman. Everyone loves natural things. Natural food they say is the best. The
Ghanaian lady is natural. She isn't “made in China.” Her nails, hair and skin are
always a beauty to behold. I believe strongly that Ghanaian ladies are the best
when it comes to satisfying their partners in bed. Yeah, I said that because it is
true. “A dinner which ends without cheese is like a beautiful woman with only one
eye” Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin says.

I must agree with Asamoah Gyan (Baby Jet) that Ghanaian ladies are sexy as
cheese. If you have one, take very good care of her. If you don't, you are really
missing out!
Articles by Nana Wireko

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