Olympic Volleyball Player Reacts to Sepak Takraw!

[@rockycana6257]

Love that you're spreading awareness on this sport Erik! This is Sepak Takraw , pronounced as (Se-pak Tak-rao) at least in the PH, it was the national sport of the Philippines until 2009. It's like volleyball in a sense that every body part can touch the ball except the... hands. This is a staple game on the SEA Games (Southeast Asian Games). Definitely a sport that's high on difficulty level!

[@fidaruzki565]

I think we have the same pronunciation in Malaysia.

[@Avicenna_76]

Say puck tuck raw

[@Happyhippo1646]

Its "seh pak tak raw"

[@alihms]

Below are some of the beautiful moves in Sepak Takraw in case you are interested. Spiking kzbin.info/www/bejne/fomwg4mJarp5qK8 Servicing kzbin.info/www/bejne/qpKqomCooJ2WZ80 Long rally kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWK4lX6ChNWkhZY

[@Gaka-no-Fukkatsu]

Takraw = Ta-Kraw(in "Thai" read)​

[@sawsawtakraw]

That's me!! Philippine #4 ☺️

[@torh1]

You are awesome! 👍

[@makkyrolf7119]

Idol

[@Jep-san14]

Kuya rheyjey how 2 be u po🙏

[@van-josefterrencio6232]

Yoooow! That's you?? Lodi! Naglaro ako Sepak dati pero hndi tulad niyo na lumilipad talaga.

[@jeenu2k11]

Swabe rolling mo boss. Lakas.

[@flyingboy3273]

You should watch the match between powerhouse like Thailand vs Malaysia.. Those are high level plays... Way more intense them this one

[@nirin8993]

Yes sirr🔥

[@kamolphutorapin8627]

Thailand & Malaysia are 2 country with most champions in this sport.

[@kiattichonbunnag3249]

Thailand and Malaysia are no.1 in Sepak Takraw, no country could ever argue. Look for match between Thailand and Malaysia. You will see.

[@istinggaremas4776]

Agreed and Salam from Malaysia 🇲🇾

[@syahmieakhradzi6248]

Sepak Takraw concept is almost same as volleyball, firstball-set-spike-block, but cannot use hand. Top 3 in the world is Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia. Btw, the serve in the video is high level serve. it is like Jump Spike Serve is volleyball. They play best of 3, consist of 21 point per set. some player specified as setter, spiker, and blocker. just like volleyball. one more thing is, the player with red shirt casually receive the serve by using the upper thigh. which is insane!!

[@paulrka]

In Malaysia and Singapore they are called "Tekong" - the guy who serves. "Apit Kiri" - the guy left to him and "Apit Kanan" the guy on the right. Both can spike when the opportunity arises. And we also can use other parts of the body like the chest, knee etc. But not the hand.

[@xxxvipmyeverything4428]

I'm from PH and I'm proud of our team but I agree with the comments here..If you want to watch intense play pls do watch Thailand vs Malaysia..

[@nizuanrazak963]

Try watching Malaysia or Thailand play. They're the 2 best team around. BTW, that Philippine guy #4 is currently rated among the best spiker in this sport.

[@enchesoyaregaliaatriadelig5951]

The match seems crazy but if you watch any mlysia vs Thailand match, it's even crazier...

[@khairulazhar8118]

You need to watch match between Malaysia and Thailand. The most tensed fight among players and the most watch by spectators.

[@way2awful]

No disrespect to Philippines or Japan, but if you want to watch the top level sepak takraw, look for Thailand vs Malaysia

[@iakadayrneh]

Sapek Takraw originated from East Asia mainly China, Japan and Korea it evolved from Cuju. Sapek Takraw was introduced by China to Southeast Asia.

[@NTS_pat]

​@@iakadayrnehNo, but Sepak Takraw comes from Southeast Asian countries. Sepak comes from the Malay word for kick. Takraw comes from the Thai language that means rattan ball. That is the reason why Thailand and Malaysia are always rivals for the championship.

[@iakadayrneh]

@@NTS_pat that's what you believe but all evidence support it's origin in east Asia.

[@ariefmikael8038]

But why Chinese name sepak takraw not cincong takraw ​@@iakadayrneh

[@wanmohdmuhaimin7508]

@@iakadayrnehno hate but can I have the link to the proof? Just for fun :)

[@AdrianJNyaoi]

the better teams to watch would be Malaysia Vs Thailand

[@hyuuganatsume2621]

Great sepak takraw gameplay usually come from Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and the rising team S.Korea.. these team play fast and keep on high kicking 😂 like martial art.

[@cy-taku3952]

I'm still fucking suprised there's no anime of this sport

[@jonathankennedy1963]

There better be!

[@jonathankennedy1963]

There better be!

[@moccagringo2311]

maybe not until this sport reached the same standing of popularity with badminton..

[@nopphornjamsawang8372]

This is not the best match. You should look at the match between Thailand and Malaysia.

[@khairulizran6116]

Agreed

[@yraglareb8741]

Only interested in this sport not the countries playing it. Malaysia and Thailand are so toxic bragging their supremacy about this sport. Without other countries playing this sport this will remain an underrated unknown sport. Just be happy that other nations start playing this port.

[@homemadetrips8297]

Sepak is Malay and Takraw is Thai. So we combined these two words together and, guess what?, we've got a name of the game. And currently, Thailand is on the top of the world ranking...for a long long time.

[@VIPCrossbow]

the best match. Thailand VS malaysia.

[@vpannava]

The more exciting game these days has to be the matches between Thailand vs South Korea I guess?

[@alfa7alfa]

I like this comment, yes Thailand has the highest playing skill in the world.

[@sCenermOnz]

Why not reaction Thai vs Malaysia

[@istinggaremas4776]

That's was a epic scene fight one and Salam from Malaysia 🇲🇾

[@thossg5950]

Watch THAILAND vs MALAYSIA Its much much faster .

[@vinsmokejijijid7300]

true enough

[@MazinLuriahk]

Thailand & Malaysia match is really fun to watch.. these 2 country is like a King of Sepak Takraw that fight for the crown..

[@chetth]

A final of this 2019 tournament is a game between Thailand and Malaysia, you will see they play at the highest level

[@BlackRose-ir2fj]

If u wanna a killer kick of sepaktraw games, u can watch Thai, Malaysia and Indonesia. These 3 country are the most skills, intense, mindblowing rivals since forever. This games are originally coming from there. But, Mas vs Thai are the mostly people look up into because they always meet in the finals.

[@mobylure]

If you want to watch a really amazing game, watch the match between Thailand and Malaysia. The Phillipines and Japan teams are second or third tier teams.

[@jrcuartz1829]

Filipino here. I represented our school before, regional tournament. You wanna see the dopest games? Thai vs malays.

[@shivapun9839]

I play sepak takraw I also love takraw💖 I am from nepal🇳🇵and I am junior girl player 💖

[@yama7407]

Should watch malaysia vs thailand or best rivalry in sepak takraw

[@nhisa07]

For Sepak Takraw, Malaysia vs Thailand or Malaysia vs Indonesia are always interesting to watch.

[@yraglareb8741]

not any more

[@mustazamdzain6620]

You should react to thailand vs malaysia game for a thrilling game ever

[@jobdo8635]

only two countries Thailand makes takraw ball and Malaysia makes rules

[@izzatabdullah4626]

Two country legends in this game: Thailand and Malaysia Because of origins is Malaysia during the malacca sultanate era But name is Thai and malay Sepak is kick in malay, Takraw is kick ball in Thai. Also sorry for my english

[@abmong]

Takraw is the name of the rattan weaved ball in Thai. Takra (ตะกร้า) means basket, which were traditionally weaved from rattan. Kraw (กร้อ) or Takraw (ตะกร้อ) was a kind of rattan weaved scooper. Not sure on the etymology or why it became the same word used for the ratten ball though.

[@pobdham5566]

trying to watch Thai national team sepaktakraw, They have a lot of excellent skill and more beautiful choreography and they are number 1 in this sport.

[@widmekseriwattana1890]

You must see a match of Thailand team. I am proud to say that we are one of the best at this sport. We always have exciting matches against Malaysia, Indonesia and the Phillipines. The front left is like the setter so they are normally the one with the best ball-controlling skills, while the front right is the attacker. If you take a closer look at the Philippines team you'll notice high play skills. You can see when they attack they do a full turn mid-air which give you a strong kick. The Japan team do a different style of attacking with no turns which is an easier trick (but still not that easy). It's understandable since the sports are commonly played in the South East Asian countries. Japan and Korea are a bit new to this but they are getting better real fast! Again, you should watch a match of Thailand team! You'll be amazed.

[@lizamuleh8699]

Oh big yes. I am not from Thailand but I agree that Team Thailand nail the sport.

[@MsGaijinSyauqi]

As a Malaysian, the matches between my country and Thailand are the most exhilarating ones. Thailand deserve all the respect they have in Sepak Takraw.

[@lizamuleh8699]

@@MsGaijinSyauqi heyyy fellow Malaysian!! Even a non-pro athletes play Sepak Takraw really good in Malaysian

[@haydarazzam8613]

As Indonesian, I agree that thailand still on the top level on it! 👍

[@trisnuvachr1988]

Speaking of Sepak Takraw, you should watch the matches between Thailand vs Malaysia. High-level skill players... Way more competitive and intense than this one

[@nuhazailani]

yes, its really good!!

[@codescamander6993]

that is not friendly yell. In this sport thrash talk to your opponent is allowed. as long as you are not using swearing words.

[@pranavmareddy5147]

Kageyama- Id rather receive set and spike all by myself. He can do that here

[@pranavmareddy5147]

Thx Erik

[@unistudent3353]

Malaysian Sepak Takraw League 2022 was pretty recent, a match I'd recommend watching is KL Thunder v. Kelantan Warriors. You'd be screaming non-stop.

[@yoshihiroitabashi]

This is actually a really hard sport, specially for beginners, I tried to playing this in high school and almost broke my neck.

[@torh1]

This sport should be in the Olympic games.

[@SEIZU23]

It'll probably be tough for taller people cuz of the size of the court.

[@torh1]

@@SEIZU23 great opportunity for the shorter person in their country then?

[@SEIZU23]

Hahaha yah right 😆

[@Kmdr_Robotnik]

@@SEIZU23 You know theres an Sepak Takraw USA team right?

[@somtot]

And they're not even the top teams to begin with. Try Malaysia VS Thailand :)

[@honeydew5557]

U should review match of country that sepak takraw originate, Thailand Malaysia and Indonesian match is the real deal...

[@Avicenna_76]

There are two attacking styles. Red player used what we call roll spike as he kick over the opposite shoulder and rotates in the air. Blue player used what we call sunback spike as he kick over the same shoulder. Roll spike at highest level is more powerful but a bit more predictable. Sunback spike is harder to read as the attacker can place the ball better, kinda like hitting the ball thumbs up or thumbs down in volleyball to change hitting angle for middles... but with their foot. Some of the Malaysian killers are very good with both styles while Thailand always have most powerful attackers using roll spike exclusively. You could say Malaysians are more like slime hitting in volleyball while the Thais are like powerful Russian spikers who can make a dent on the gym floor with their powerful spikes. Thailand is the best now because of their pro league churning out larger pool of great players compared with Malaysia having amateur league and smaller pool of great players. Kinda like comparing Italian pro volleyball league with NCAA league. Oh, Thailand also got better and more consistent horsekick servers... Kinda like how the Brazilian jump serves changed volleyball awhile back... Service is the first attack. I think the next evolution in this sports will be the server becoming main setter who can choose to set to left or right side killers. Only 1 server I know who can do this consistently.

[@anonymouschic1471]

The comment section is funny, the obnoxiousness toward Philippines just because he referenced our country and watch the Filipino team instead of your country's better team is just amusing.

[@Enttoma]

True lol

[@johnsecret1318]

But number 4 ranked best player in this sport tho. We have a pride.

[@SamKamol]

You should find the match between Thailand vs Malaysia. Two of the best teams.

[@Lukas-sp6hb]

This sport is a mix of football, volleyball and dragonball.

[@astraldreamffxi]

You need to be able to do SSJ transformation to be on the team. As for national, SSJ2 at least.

[@eddyweerasak]

you have to watch Thailand team, no. 1 of the world in this sport !!

[@pbag26]

As a Filipino, I admit defeat. I've not seen a Philippine team that can play that well. I used to play this in college.

[@kapitangwapoplays3928]

​​@@pbag26yes, pero maraming pinoy na magaling at halimaw magspike kaso sa ganyang event may age bracket yata yan. Over age na yung spiker namin, nag-iisang player na kayang mag roll spike sa school namin.

[@ronnienestor]

@@pbag26Philippines got two bronze medals from sepak takraw in the recent Asian Games in China. They beat Indonesia. I think Thailand won the gold.

[@pbag26]

@@ronnienestor I'd be proud the moment I can see at least 2 Filipino players that can do that 540 spike in a competition match. I've not watched one aside from practice matches.

[@ronnienestor]

@@pbag26 I don’t know much about sepak takraw :)

[@agunemon]

To describe it to werterners... in the best way... it would be easier to imagine if you say its kung-fu 3 player volleyball that bans the use of the arms.

[@seighartmercury]

An easier explanation is "a mix of Soccer and Volleyball"

[@yohannessulistyo4025]

Sepak (approx. say-puck) Takraw (Tuckraw pronounce the consonant for the second syllable as in "craw") is the name of the sport, portmanteau of Southeast Asian root languages. Sepak is Malay for "kick", mutually intelligible in Indonesian and Filipino (Malphindo) as well, which has deep root in Malay - spoken in Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, and remotely related Philippines. Takraw refers to rattan woven ball, which is from its Thai language, also mutually intelligible in Khmer and perhaps Laotian and Burmese as well, not sure about Hmong - covers Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar.

[@alieymw]

When it comes to sepak takraw, Thailand is the no 1 world champion & followed by Malaysia in 2nd place. Every world match, this 2 national team will fight in the final. It's really exciting watching this 2 teams in the final match. FYI, 'sepak' means kick in Malay language and 'takraw' means hand-woven rattan ball in Thai language. I guess thats why this 2 countries are the champion for this game.

[@xavierkrasniq1445]

Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia has the best Sepak Takraw team in the world

[@mohamedhushazri4037]

I'm from Malaysia and played sepak takraw, new sport for western but in S. E. A. We play everyday

[@Maverick-rr6bu]

That's what we call Kung Fu Volleyball

[@nopphornjamsawang8372]

Sebak is name in Malaysian, Takraw is name inThai, these two words combine to form the name of this sport.

[@jzarmanbash4599]

You should watch the Malaysian teams

[@barbllm]

Fun fact: Michimiya Yui, the girl with a crush on Daichi in Haikyu, plays this sport after high school.

[@co0kii]

hello spoiler alert?? a few of us really enjoy the excitement of watching haikyuu in animation format. and whilst this doesn’t relate to any of the main characters, the least you can do is put a spoiler warning.

[@marcindziwura5589]

@@co0kii yeah those haikyuu spoilers are really annoying

[@barbllm]

@@co0kii Whether or not it gets animated is debatable but it's in the manga, which has been completed for a few years now.

[@co0kii]

@@barbllm the manga didn’t finish that long ago, you could still have some consideration for those to elect to follow the story through the anime.

[@barbllm]

@@co0kii Honey, chill. The fact that it's finished means that spoilers can and do exist. Also fun fact: I haven't read all the manga and only found out about it through posts on Tumblr.

[@MASViper]

If you want to watched it live, Malaysia currently hold STL or Sepak Takraw League.

[@fvang4751]

2024...Why not in Olympic yet? While everything else in the Olympic...

[@kamrankambang7953]

Watch malaysia or thailand game. Those people are the best in this game

[@abrilabril7169]

As an asian, this is underrated sports. Wish that this will include first in the olympics and not the Teqball.

[@jsam2025]

Westerners can't include this sport on Olympic it is because Southeast asian will dominate this game

[@spyalvarado2767]

Yeah while Curling and Netball is in the Olympics 😆

[@rotua98]

​@@spyalvarado2767cant really include curling as your scapegoat its winter game, and we southasian cant play it anyway

[@ellroyce]

@@spyalvarado2767 netball is still conquered by southeast Asian

[@iROChakri]

This is a very hard sport. It will never be in Olympics as there will be too few countries who can even play. Even at professional players, if you notice, they cant even have a long exchange of ball. Its only serve the ball (team 1), take the ball (team 2), set up the ball (team 2), and shoot the ball (team 2). If the ball passes and lands, team 2 gets the point. If it hits the net instead or out, team 1 get the point. Very rare where team 1 can actually take the ball and return it.

[@pambansang]

This is easier than any contact sports in the Olympics.

[@iROChakri]

@@pambansang Sure lol

[@ishakadriansyah8085]

this is basically marriage between volleyball and taekwondo

[@sped17373]

Three touches, same player can do all three touches if he/she wants to. Play to 21, three serves then switch to other team for three serves. All parts of body are OK except arms and hands. The "server" or tekong mixes up his serves--there's a wicked slow curve serve that comes off the sole of the tekong's foot, usually just drops over the net and can have a nasty spin as well. ...sometimes the "kill" shot at the net is also done like this for variety. Like others have already mentioned, you need to watch Thailand vs. Malaysia mens' teams or the Thai womens' team against ANY other womens' team. I'm a huge fan of this sport. There are variations such as two-person and four-person teams as well as a version where your team of eight or ten stand in a circle, kicking and heading two or three balls (I can't recall exactly, have only seen this version a couple times) into a mesh net goal hung from the ceiling--score as many as you can in a set time period. All types of sepak takraw are mad skills!

[@abdulazizabdullah6497]

Well explained😊

[@aminuddinadli2181]

If you wanna see a top level gameplay, go watch Thailand, Malaysia or Indonesia

[@imangarrix5904]

Sepak = Kick(Malay language) Takraw = Rattan ball( Thai language)

[@darthdart3360]

Yup. Made in Malaysia, spread to Thailand, and now its this awesome sport

[@kucing_siam]

Before the formal Sepak Takraw era.. the sport was a popular game and played since centuries ago especially by the Malays in the south east asia region.. and back then before Malaysia was formed we called it as Sepak Raga...the game rules and ball used was slightly different than today sepak takraw but one thing never change.. you can use any part of your body except your arms and hand .. but it is really interesting and challenging sport..😊

[@imangarrix5904]

@@kucing_siam 100%

[@JidtapadTK]

จิต้องลองมาเล่นดูนะ กรี๊ดใส่หน้า แถมทำหน้าเย้ยฝ่ายตรงข้ามได้ด้วย 😹 That's great reaction. I hope you like this sport and You may try it once yourself, it'd be fun.

[@ahmadmuzakkir3614]

alooo bro shoji...in sepak takraw maybe u can watch game malaysia again thailand...thiz two country is the powerhouse in thiz sport

[@WHiZDoMz]

You will find many amazing play from Thailand team as well. PS. world's rank 1

[@Si_nengatcha]

This sport is popular and considered traditional game in many South East Asian countries, including in mine (Indonesia). And we have this is SEA games, ASIAN games...

[@KiNASuki]

A team can touch the ball thrice, no matter the player before sending it over. Net is 5 feet 1 inch high or 1.55m roughly. You can use any part of your body except arms and hands obviously except during service. Team consist of Tekong (usually tall, responsible for kicking the ball during the service), a killer/striker (the fancy one doing the acrobatic spikes), and lastly, the feeder (aka the janitor - he feeds, he chase out of bound team kicks etc) It is better to watch a replay of Malaysia vs Thailand for maximum enjoyment. Facts don't lie and we hold the top 2 world ranking so high our ELO don't gain any increase when we fight other teams, we can only feed on each other lol. Its a long way from Olympic inclusion sadly, as Olympic requires around 70+ countries forming the national team and even the sepak takraw world ranking is only up to 30+ :(

[@aruneechai4341]

U would be the best english commentator for sepak takraw. Next year, there will be asian games in china. Sepak takraw is one of the sports so if u want to watch the match live, don’t forget.

[@thasneebkk9271]

Takraw is Thai word Sepak. Is Malay word Means that small ball. When I was young these balls made from Rattan but nowadays they use plastic for competition. Mostly school Girls in Thailand had Takraw class same as basketball or volleyball class.

[@noynimrod]

max 3 touch just like volleyball..1 person can also do all 3 touch all by himself..3 person have their own role in their team..the one at the center is a 'tekong' or you can call it a server..the one tossing the ball to the server is actually a killer or a spiker..his job is to kill the ball and also as a blocker..the last person is called a feeder..in volleyball you can call them a setter..his job is to set a ball for the killer..

[@kainalvadyson]

You shpuld watch world champ game like Malaysia vs Thailand...

[@baharomabdulwahab735]

If you want to see the best Sepak Takraw match.. watch team Malaysia Vs Thailand.

[@bossmubossku4725]

I agree, insane skill and body flip technique and unic takraw ball kicked and block technique. Am sure more impressive about taht

[@alonelypotato2788]

the 2 powerhouse of this game is thailand and malaysia..always a delight watching this two nation battle it up in the final...this game is originated in malaysia...sepak is malaysian language meaning kick while takraw is thailand language meaning rattan ball if im not mistaken...right now the no 1 ranking is thailand while malaysia come in 2nd

[@DeathWrith]

If you want more intense game, see top 3 teams. Thailand, Malaysian or Indonesia games got really good and crazy set skills.

[@fliptzyplaystyle6171]

Martial arts.. With a ball. . . cannot agree more with you. 🤣🤣🤣. I played it in highschool just trying out, . it hurts like hell🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@belllina5138]

To me...the takraw players are like cats...flexible while landing

[@MuhammadNafisJamil]

1. You're pronouncing the sport perfectly. 2. In case you're wondering how they receive the ball so easily, the ball is very light, and pretty much hollow. It's made of plastic and designed to bounce off easily. Not much force is required to send the ball over and unlike volleyball, it's very difficult to control, especially since your using your feet. It's much like ping pong, very light, bounces easily.

[@jasperandreisilvido4096]

can't wait to see Sepak Takraw in the Olympics.

[@sonialim4929]

Se Pak Takraw is local sport through out south east Asia and watch only Thailand Malaysia and Indonesia they are playing real Se pakTakraw.

[@ahmadsyakirin9430]

U must watch Malaysia vs Thailand / Indonesia. They are the champs.

[@kuazmie]

Watch malaysia vs thailand. The 2 giants in sepak takraw. 🤣

[@everythingcrypto5577]

Three touches like volley ball except no hands, head and foot only. Bicycle kick are the best, if you're good, you can land back on your feet and not your butt like the Japanese dude I used to play with Laos people and one dude just literally do a back flip each time he spikes

[@Lumiere20]

I have never of heard of Sepak Takraw so watching it the first time is so incredible. I’d probably land on my neck and die if I try their moves hahaha

[@fyeelessarndra3392]

ugh..just seeing the ball hitting the players' head/face is making my skin burn...that thing hurts like hell!!! speaking from experience here..my cousin once dared me to "receive" the takraw ball he tossed with my head and me not knowing any better, did it....safe to say I steer clear of any takraw ball that comes flying my way...

[@plantedlife]

I have the same experience. Those balls are hard af

[@youwantmyname9208]

Sometimes i play this game with my friends, it's fun if you could actually aim lmao, or else itd a hit and a miss

[@andorrashikimi1041]

Note: the ball they're using is much harder than the ball used in volleyball. I tried to play this sport once in PE and oh boy it hurt alot.

[@veegee84]

Lol for me volleyball is way more painful than sepak takraw.... Maybe my hands are weaker than my legs

[@alonelypotato2788]

you don't have technique thats why you hurt yourself when the ball hits u..you only attack the ball when you're about to do the roll spike...if you're receiving the ball u need to let the ball touches u in order to control the ball without hurting yourself..if you attcak the ball when receiving it from your opponent thats where you'll hurt yourself

[@hyorenji9426]

you were asking about how to defend in this game so i recommend watching games that has thailand, malaysia, indonesia that go against each other. they have interesting rallies and you can see how they defend

[@yraglareb8741]

Only interested about the sport, not the countries playing it.

[@Chrnoless]

Just a tip: you can pause, then use the < and > keys to watch KZbin videos frame by frame. It would make it easier to see/show the moves in slow motion.

[@lizamuleh8699]

Thanks for this Erik. Sepak Takraw is played mostly in South-East Asia.

[@abdulraniahmad5439]

the Japanese killer is good … btw this sport when played competitively is fun as it is common to see jeerings traded across the net by the side winning a point … and the side losing a point will swallow it and will return the favor … very gentleman if you ask me … both teams goading the other to up their game …

[@koothrapauleekoopaul2606]

MOST OF THEM ARE TAE KWANDO ARTISTS TOO.

[@Dugzai]

imagine sepak takraw being an anime would be extremely epic or very dramatic as heck

[@thepraised2911]

Basically, sepak takraw is volleyball that play using foot & head only. A few different things are: 1. the ball itself originally the use rattan but today they use synthetic plastic today. 2. number of player, only 3 players with the server, feeder/setter & striker/spiker/killer. 3. The serves, triplet match, the ball must be tossed to the server. 4. the number of touch ball sistem. 3 touch sistem similarly to vb, but in vb blocking touch isn't count, in takraw, blocking touch is counted as 1 touch. Hand touch is a fault. There is also the double match. Similar to triplet match, but the servis is a self tossing and at the baseline. Not in the servis circle as triplet.

[@RuyLopezTheSicilian]

This is entertaining 😁 small tip: if you're watching a KZbin video on Windows, you can pause and then press comma or period to move back/forward one frame. Great for watching sports replays

[@QiscCastle]

4:57 the player's leg is OVER THE NET!!! He's trying to roof the spike... WITH HIS LEGS! That is just absolutely insane athleticism.

[@user-le3tis8si9f]

yeah, whenever he doesn't touch the net and not hit the opposite player. that right 😝

[@Zelphyn]

One of hardest team sport i know. No one can just play this casually. 😂

[@heneral-gn4vr]

Have you seen the Westerns and Europeans trying Sepak?😂😂 The very reason why it's not in the Olympics.

[@asmerX100]

we can play this casually, but most casual players wont do the spike because its very dangerous if you cant land correctly

[@youwantmyname9208]

​@@heneral-gn4vrnot really, if more than anything, I would be happy for Sepak Takraw to be in Olympic. The only reason why it's not is because there's not enough countries practicing it because this game have less exposure worldwide

[@hafz1234]

@@youwantmyname9208 kind of agree with your point there, but realistically, OP has a point too, there's a video of EU sepak takraw in youtube having a casual match and their play style and technic are abysmal.

[@asianaticsworld9786]

Taunting is allowed in Sepak Takraw. Its asian anyway

[@sleekslack]

Just to chime a bit in this, in local games, it's ok, in national games, if not over the board, still ok. Just need to keep it in check.

[@nurhaqim7159]

The net is at similar high as badminton. Also this sport is high intensity (physical and gameplay). People usually retire in early 20s from competitive setting. Because this sport hard. I'm a beached walrus still having hard time to play this because I rarely could spike it (and my friend don't like it 1 bit, because it strong). Not to mention, this ball is hard and painful (in short time).

[@cy-taku3952]

I played this in high school and we practiced spikes for karaa but holy damn did my leg die

[@pharmatopia3612]

When the ancestors assumed that the year 2133-2149 (1590-1606 A.D.), Thailand was formerly known as "Siam" when "King Naresuan the Great" was a monarch in the "Ayutthaya" period. capital, Thai people or Siamese people A rattan-made takraw was started, which was a 'takraw' (round-kick) play. Year 2199-2231 (AD 1656-1688), there is enough evidence to refer that In the reign of "King Narai the Great", he was the king of the era. Ayutthaya is the capital There was a "French" religious group to live in Ayutthaya on August 22, 1662 (22 August 1662) with the construction of St. Joseph's Temple. Roman Catholic There is a record of "Reverend Drian Lonay" that the Siamese people like to play takraw very much. Later, the year 1772 (1771 AD) was the end of the "Ayutthaya" era, which was the beginning of the "Krung Thon Buri" era as the capital. There was a Frenchman named "Mr. François Henri Turapin" recorded in a book called "HISTOIRE DU ROYAUME DE SIAM" printed in "Paris" stating that "Siamese people" like to play takraw in their leisure time to exercise. body Year 1852 (A.D. 1850) in the "Rattanakosin" era or Bangkok is the capital There is also a reference in a book titled "NARATIVE OF A FESIDENCE IN SIAM" by the British "Mr. Frederick R. Zerneil" that takraw was played in Siam