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Calling all Asian Community leaders,Volunteers, Sports Organizers, Sports Coordinator, Sports Directors anybody who is involve in organizing a Sports Festivals......
Here is the new alternative sport for you!!!
The purpose of this website is to promote this game not only through the ASIAN community but also to all sports minded people who wants to change their sport(s) activities. I played this game for long time even way back in my old country(PHILIPPINES) and I am trying to build a SepakTakraw team here in San Francisco, CA. Through this sports I reached the college level. And not only that, without this sport I am not here creating this website for all of you.
Any interested party please drop me an email.....
Special thank you to Mr. Patrick Chan the webmaster of Takrawworld.com
REMEMBER FOLKS, WE CAN NOT IMPROVE THIS SPORT IF WE DON'T HELP EACH OTHER.
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Sepak Takraw Fever Spreading Worldwide
http://www.eworldofsports.com/action/sepak_takraw.html
By : Donald Gilliland
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The tourists walking around Bangkok’s Lumpini Park late one afternoon stumbled upon a scene that fascinated them. In one corner of the park were a group of six young men playing a game that looked a bit like volleyball. They were using a net and knocking around a small wicker ball that was roughly the size of a guava. Incredibly, they weren’t using their hands, only their feet, knees and head. And they performed these incredible gymnastic leg kicks to propel the ball over the net. It looked like a 360-degree cartwheel! The tourists were mesmerized. Just what was this sport that looked like a combination of volleyball, badminton, soccer and gymnastics?
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In Thailand it is called takraw, but the official name of this internationally recognized game is sepak takraw. Without a doubt it is one of the world’s most exciting sports, both to play and to watch, yet it is relatively unknown outside of Southeast Asia. Playing the sport requires little in the way of equipment or preparation but it does require quick reflexes, coordination, agility and, above all, technique. Thick skin is also helpful; a skillfully kicked takraw ball can travel at speeds of over 60mph (97kph)!
To play takraw, players can use either a net, a hoop, or simply stand around in a circle formation. Whatever the style, the object is to kick the ball to another player without the ball touching the ground. Players can use any of their lower limbs and body but absolutely no hands! Throughout Thailand you will see groups of young men (and sometimes women) playing informal games of takraw in courtyards, schoolyards, parking lots, temples and parks. The Pramane Grounds, Sanam Luang, National Stadium and Lumpini Park are some of the more popular spots for games around Bangkok.
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The history of takraw is a long and interesting one. It dates back to the 15th century when it was played by indigenous Malays. Back then it was called ‘sepak ragu’ and played mainly by Malaysian men and boys using the circle formation. They used a ball made of cane or rattan. The game remained in that form for hundreds of years until the 1940s when a net (called a ‘jaring’ in Malay) and formal rules were introduced. By this time, the game was also being played in Thailand where it was known as ‘takraw.’ Variations of the game spread throughout Asia. In the Philippines the sport was called ‘sipa,’ in Burma it was dubbed ‘ching loong,’ in Laos ‘kator’ and in Indonesia ‘rago.’
The increasing popularity of the game soon led to competitions within the various countries. By 1965, when it made its debut in the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, the rules had been standardized and the sport became officially known as ‘sepak takraw.’ The choice of this name was essentially a compromise between Malaysia and Thailand, the powerhouse players of the sport.
source: Panpac media.com
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