About Sepak Takraw
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Background and History
Sepal Takraw was created by the royal family of Malaysia about 500 years ago.
The name itself comes from two languages. Sepak is "kick" in Malay,
and Takraw is the "ball" in Thai. When it is born, It looked like
Japanese "Kemari", and some became a circle, and a pole was kicked,
and the number of times was being competed in.
It looks very similar to the Japanese traditional game, "kemari"
where the players form a loose circle and the number of times the ball is
kicked before it touches the ground is counted. In 1965 the game was unified
into the present volleyball style with the addition of a net and the adoption
of international rules.
Sepak Takraw
The sepak takraw court and net are of the same standards as
for badminton matches. A team consisting of 3 members is called Regu. ...
Description: Introduction to Sepak Takraw, game schedules, results. A presentation
of Hiroshima City University.
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pages The Malaysian Sepak Takraw –Traditional Games Lives The phrase
‘alive and kicking’ takes on an entirely new meaning when transplanted
into the world of Sepak Takraw . An exciting spectator sport from Malaysia,
the traditional games requires acrobatic skills and agility from the players.
Kicks form the crux of the game, hence the word " Sepak " or to
strike with the foot. Forming a circle to kick, shoulder or head a rattan
ball to the opposing players, similar to current volleyball drills played
the early game. The objective was to keep the ball in the air for as long
as possible. To add pizzazz to the otherwise mundane and ‘tame’
ball game, varying styles of sending and receiving the ball were created.
Thus the dazzling display of acrobatic twists, turns and body swerves came
into being. Today, Sepak Takraw has evolved into highly skilled, competitive
sport that has become a permanent fixture in Southeast Asia’s premier
games.
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