SEPAK

“Sepak” is the
Malaysian word for
TRAKRAW
“kick”, While “takraw”
is a Thai word meaning
“cane ball”
A mix between volleyball, football
This game has more and kung Fu.
than one name. In
Malaysia it’s called
Sepak Raga or Takraw,

JOAQUIN GONZALEZ
while in Thailand is
known just as Takraw.
But in Myanmar it is

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known as the lonely
chin and in the
Philippines, besides of
Takraw, it is also
known as Sipa, which
means to kick.

But the curious thing

about this sport is not
your experience in the
past or their different
names, but the
adventures that
players perform during
games.

How is the game?
In this sport, two teams of three
people, located on both sides of a
court similar to the volleyball
court, pass a ball of cane from
side to side.
The detail is that they are not
allowed to touch it with their
hands. And to overcome the
network of 1.52m high, the
players make great skills of
martial arts, with jumps and
acrobatic kicks.
How to win?
Win the team that wins in two of
three sets.
Rules
This original game is governed by
the rules of the International Sepak
Takraw Federation (ISTAF)
and already has Olympic level in
Asia. In addition, each year The
King World Cup Championship of
Sepak Takraw is celebrated in
Thailand.
As in volleyball, the ball must not
fall to the floor at any time.
In addition to the fact that hands
can’t be used, all players have to
touch the ball before it goes to the
opposite field, the positions are not
rotated and a point is counted
when the ball passes to the other
field although it rubs against the
net.
Origin
The Sepak Takraw is a sport
native of Southeast Asia, more
specifically from the Malay -Thai
peninsula and its well known in
countries like Thailand,
Cambodia, Malaysia, Laos and
Indonesia. It is similar to
footvolley, sport known for many,
but with more years of antiquity.
Before becoming the sport, it is
today, it used to be passing a ball
to each other in a circle.
it is said that it appeared for the
first time several centuries ago.
The court