The amazing game - Sepak Takraw

[@moisesfreire6408]

I'm pretty much certain the main reason this sport is not global popular is only because there's not enough people on the planet crazy skilled enough to practice this thing.

[@MrNoorIskandar]

with perseverance, patience and being committed to training, I am sure people are gladly to improve on it ...

[@illcarl6651]

I think if you were able to juggle a ball with your feet the path is easier than it seems

[@yraglareb8741]

but this is popular in southeast asia

[@everythinggoooes1163]

The most underrated sport. It requires more skill than football/soccer. Imagine playing volleyball with your feet and add martial arts in that. The first time i saw an athlete play this game it was WHOAH moment.

[@a26martinez22]

Also im sure their knees are completely shot by like 32

[@Zoronii]

bruh my pelvis broke three times watching this

[@MrAlipatik]

lmao!

[@noahidontknow]

the dislikes are from volleyball coaches

[@advintoppo4867]

Lol😂

[@Avicenna_76]

I play both sports and I coach volleyball at high level. I love both sports. And yes, I did roll spike on volleyball court just for fun and the opponents stop playing 🤣. Plus one sunback spike motion to save the ball over a bench.

[@rongsanitnasongkhla9632]

😆😂

[@Romangelo]

Fuck! My left shoulder still remember the feeling when my middle school volleyball coach furiously hit it after I kicked the ball.

[@lunaminstrel]

I just discovered this sport, it truly amazes me how flexible and athletic the players are!

[@taniksusu4034]

this is by far the best sport I have ever seen . why is it not popular around the globe?

[@lucid6101]

Not everyone has ninja skills

[@ariffrazali380]

cuz its not an olympic game

[@rosanadefatimasalesdecampo1670]

verdade , é muito top . Demais

[@abd-co7le]

the prerequisite is having a national martial arts. not all countries have a national martial arts. only south east asian countries do.

[@ilcapitano9915]

@@ariffrazali380 not really idiot

[@madmanis12345]

I don't understand how people can be so hyped to enjoy american football, soccer, or baseball so much when this sport exists...

[@โรงเรียนปทุมรัตต์พิทยาคม-ส6ด]

because people with huge body structure are not good for quick responding sports. so, they better go for strength types.

[@jho-v3n]

this is more excitement than your sports

[@Strusz]

xD this is ping pong against american football

[@danimalplanimal]

well one reason is because their city has a team

[@mastersanada]

I love american football when they make big plays. But this game has big plays all over. Baseball and Soccer sucks in comparison to this lol

[@Doraemon-o8f]

The most awesome sport human has ever created. The amount skills it takes easily surpass popular sports like soccer, basketball, etc However, truly underrated.

[@yraglareb8741]

What impresses me most is how these new generation of players have revolutionized this into an awesome sport compared to how it used to be played decades ago like in this video in 1965 kzbin.info/www/bejne/hIfcYmqGo7aUrLM

[@nukalfanchun]

There is no soccer. It is Football

[@newt2120]

Its not that creative bro. Someone just looked at volleyball and went "hmm what if like... Instead of hands... We use feet! Genius!"

[@myname7937]

football is popular because anyone can start whenever, even 3-year-olds. not much you can do in this sport if you're not super athletic

[@Dongyuuu]

cannot be played by a normal human.

[@MrJustwatchin9]

We need this to be in the Olympics at some point

[@rtse4358]

I don't understand why it isn't an Olympic sport yet!

[@yraglareb8741]

To be in Olympics this this has to be popularly played by at least 75 countries. Though the sport has teams in more than 75 countries, it is only widely played in Southeast Asian countries.

[@potatobird52]

It’s in the Paralympics!! maybe soon it’ll spread to the general olympics too :))

[@yraglareb8741]

@@potatobird52 Yeah, this sport is already in Asian paralympics. We also have senior division tournament for this sport for 45 to 65 years old like in thgis video kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y3XJeq16preIY5o

[@gabbar51ngh]

Olympics is heavily eurocentric.

[@shai1700]

I'm amazed at this!! This is so good. This sport should be introduced n encouraged everywhere

[@jdarkiego1166]

My life has changed drasticaly after learning about this sport.

[@fluffz7082]

my ankle sprained 20 times watching this

[@19lordduke]

this game name is sepak raga first played in Melaka, mid-15th century and spread all over Nusantara which we know nowadays by name Malaysia,Thailand,Indonesia,Brunei,Singapore and Filipine,it's no surprised if sometime u will heard this game originality come from that country especially from Malaysia and Thailand because some of thailand lands part of Tanah Melayu(Malaysia) before separated,now this game popular as Sepak Takraw mix by Malay and Thai word "Sepak" is the Malay word for kick and "takraw" is the Thai word for a woven rattan ball,in Indonesia, sepak takraw was spread from nearby Malaysia across the strait to Riau islands and Riau area in Sumatra as early as the 16th century

[@Calleyy_4]

YOU SMART

[@adusamsodien6150]

History textbook

[@adusamsodien6150]

@@Calleyy_4 he studied the history textbook

[@jmz2144]

So it translates to kick ball?

[@azizi8921]

@@jmz2144 kick the takraw ball, not any balls lol

[@Weondinho]

I have just been introduced to this sport. Great video!

[@KBurd1]

This is a true Olympian sport. Not some of the dumb shit they have in the Olympics.

[@AsvaldoAyus9419]

KuBurd1 yeesss!!

[@yudhaparulianlawyer2722]

U

[@ezshafiqhaiqal7226]

KuBurd1 Yeah!!!Man...

[@MAli-os2yj]

Looking at you Curling

[@sachinthokal3569]

Curling

[@manicside5901]

Me: coach what are the requirements to join the time Coach: Casually be able to do backflips, mid air spin kicks , leaping round house kicks and block with ur legs jumping minimum of 8ft vertical. We'll sort the grades out later

[@yraglareb8741]

not unless you want to be a professional spiker. we used to play this when I was a kid in the Philipines by simply kicking the ball towards your opponent. Just make sure the ball does not touch the ground. To be a spiker we had to practice by hanging the ball up high the tree and we had to jump as high as we could to hit the ball by kicking it.

[@royalfinest]

I don't understand why'd people call this an extreme game requiring superacrobatic skills and stuff. Maybe in competitive tournament, yes. But this game is super easy and fun to play with friends and family. Easy setup, dirt cheap and simple rules. And how about those acrobatic spikes? It is not a requirement. It's just a tactical advantage mostly practiced by professional players in high-end competitions. I've seen smart teams with basic skills beat up a team equipped with fancy spikes (not too often, though) ;D

[@arshatarifin7442]

Nahh..we usually play it as much as possible like the pro's..with less skill though..takraw is not takraw without those acrobatics skill in my opinion..u had to have it even in the small local tournament, otherwise don't joint.

[@rongsanitnasongkhla9632]

I remembered when it was a required subject in junior high school in Thailand. (Not sure if still, it is now) We only learned about volleying a Takraw, a ball weaved by rattan or plastic, with our feet and playing it in circle. That's just fundamental practicing for children to play it together overtime like any games else. In Thailand, we used to have a game called basket Takraw, trying to kick the ball into the basket hanged over the head, too.

[@manicside5901]

Ur talking as if anyone can casually use their legs to do 8ft round house kicks on a dime.

[@poona1548]

ใช่ไม่จำเป็นต้องกระโดดแค่ทำให้ข้ามตาข่าย ที่ประเทศไทยก็เล่นสนุกๆกันไม่จำเป็นต้องกระโดด แล้วมันจะค่อยๆพัฒนา

[@TokeyTheBear_AOE]

I thought I was going to make fun of this, but it is completely insane. This beats any ball sport, period. The athleticism it takes is very advanced.

[@yraglareb8741]

A coach training a young player to do spikes for this sport in the Philippines kzbin.info/www/bejne/oqTQgHpsZbSli5o

[@ririimorales8897]

It takes asian to play one.

[@azizoamigo3800]

Now i know why tsubasa fly 5 min in air when he do bicycle kick🤣

[@shyamedamana]

Smashing with legs 🤯. Head downside !! Superhumans... 🔥💯

[@pushpakgupta7396]

These guys looked at volleyball and thought how can we make this game unbelievably challenging.

[@Kernel15]

Not at all. Volleyball players looked at Sepak Takraw and had to reduce its difficulty for their own audience. (Sepak Takraw (or a predecessor of it) predates volleyball by centuries.

[@OliverSDelly]

This is the closest sport to anime quality 😂

[@aisyamanenterprise9793]

Literally my thought when i first discovered abt this 😂

[@mansome_6282]

The moms in Nichijou was playing this.

[@flord88]

This is why everyone thinks all Asians can be ninjas 😂😂truly spectacular beings, I'd break every bone in my body attempting to play this for 1 minute 😂

[@udaygoud2335]

Most underrated sport ever ❤️

[@Hi_im_Chad]

I feel like these guys pull a lot of muscles LOL

[@chris_beingstupid]

they do

[@hendrakarunia6838]

this one super sport tho'... with superhuman ability :D

[@alexreindeer3350]

Sepak Takraw is one of the best sport in the world. Only The Great People can play this sport. Thailand is the King Of This Sport.

[@zaczain5654]

Indonesian can easily beat Thailand...anytime.

[@alexreindeer3350]

HAHAHAHA Come on... Even in Asian Games Tournament, your country still limit Thailand to sent only 4 types of the Sepak Takraw game.

[@eligo1363]

@@zaczain5654 lol indon cannot even beat malaysia, second strongest after thai, keep dreaming kid

[@munirahalias1715]

@@zaczain5654 yeah even Malaysian indon can't beat, want to beat thailand? Keep dreaming. 😂

[@awangbelalang5377]

poor indon want to claim

[@prashantbijarniajat270]

It is a really different game,but good...03✍️

[@sudipsarkar8965]

Father of all sports🙏🙏🙏

[@sanjitekka2688]

really intresting game ... idk why its not famous ....

[@Ek3abood]

When volley ball players are not allowed to use there hands

[@polygonzero]

This sport is much older than volley ball, record shows that it was played as early as 15th century

[@RomboutVersluijs]

In volleyball you can do a header i believe, in some leagues you can also kick the ball

[@Mozes316]

Impressive kicks. God damn.

[@BenjiClips614]

I’ve never seen anything like it.. this is ridiculous.. I’m speechless

[@yraglareb8741]

This is the same sport played by these high school kids in the Philippines. They're not pro but they're good kzbin.info/www/bejne/q4fYfJubhZ6cbcU

[@zainiwahab6339]

Thailand and malaysia brothers king and queen

[@yraglareb8741]

nope not true

[@NicErdman]

Martial arts hacky sack soccer volley ball. Got it.

[@est9949]

It's basically Muay Thai plus a ball lol

[@geraldlz5827]

@@est9949 i mean it founded in Malaysia or Tanah melayu(land of malay) at that time in 15th century and the name originally called sepak raga but then it spread around the nusantara especially Thailand after that they kinda sign an agreement to make this sport together with new rules and name it sepak takraw...

[@aesaphyr]

I played football and volleyball and wanted to become a gymnast. Now I understand I was simply born in the wrong part of the world. Damn!!

[@PradhumnShandilya]

I can't score volleyball, seeing this my eyes hurt. lol

[@riyanto3912]

Just found out about this sport on my random recommendation. Just popped my hamstrings by watching this. Incredible

[@yggdrasil7942]

Saw this played in Malaysia on my travels. I hastily picked up a ratten ball for a souvenir down at one of the local markets. Saw a similar type of game played in other parts of Asia. All I can describe it as is a weighed shuttlecock.

[@DaigoParry]

The weighted shuttlecock is called "Chapteh" in Malaysia.

[@zmsd7405]

Thailand and Malaysia are the best in sepak takraw.

[@athitkunsirigun2742]

south korea Is coming up as a threat Thailand and Malaysia.

[@pandupraja5328]

i think indonesia can compete too

[@Takrawsport]

Indonesia one of the best, but they are minus of Mentality

[@ambujarajan]

Why not india...

[@syahrulfarhan8737]

@@ambujarajan because india bz buying weapon

[@InkCampKenny]

Literally the coolest sport activity Ive ever seen in my life. If I ever need my life saved, please send these guys lol

[@Ali-fs7ze]

It's like Volleyball had a baby with a Kung Fu movie.

[@dinsilkhannaz7696]

This game was practised by ancient south east asians army to sharpen their combat skills. So literally this game was born out of martial art

[@WJen8]

No lie, I hope they make a Haikyuu-level anime for this sport 🙏

[@MrNoorIskandar]

I was hoping japan would take note of this beautiful sport. Also Japan have their own team for playing this game !!

[@fitriganzaholaaa5384]

1. Thailand 2. Malaysia 3. Korea(maybe) 4. Phlipines/Indonesia 5. Singapore 6. Japan

[@abhinavsingh1369]

This sport is popular in North East India

[@rosanadefatimasalesdecampo1670]

Brazil

[@yraglareb8741]

This sport is new in the Philippines. It only became part of Philippine National Olympics in 2012. Since then Filipinos started playing this game and in 2016, Philippines got it first gold in Thailand kings cup.

[@kiranverma5188]

Watching from India 😀😀😀 Really appreciable sport

[@SumBlink-lw3pg]

Hope japan and china play this sport then it will be more popular around the world

[@rokokjohns]

they already play this sport,

[@shah1668]

we need to promote this game to south american and african.

[@megratropuserectus2072]

This sport average played in south east asia..

[@mohamadazam4644]

Brazil already play it.. I know in early 2000 they coming to penang, malaysia to play this game... They have capoeira style.. So, its valid to them... Saya

[@ARMYALEX1869]

There needs to be an anime about this

[@pushpakgupta7396]

This game is the closest we are to football.

[@amanAMAN01]

1:22 This looks so elegant😮

[@Aferal]

Anyone else here thanks to the great coverage by The Onion Sports Network?

[@anjanachhetri5567]

Seeing first time love it ❤️

[@MrKunzoc]

What's the average time of learning the basics? I'm very interested but I'm afraid I've to learn it all by myself

[@libra9381]

u can learn it by urself but only for the basic (juggling :D), ... in asia specifically in indonesia maybe also malaysia, we are growing up with this game just like badminton. i don't know the average time but since we now have the internet the world is in our pocket, maybe there is a website that tells us how to do the harder techniques in takraw, theres a will theres a way :D. Goodluck

[@afi42-x4n]

MrKunzoc the key point is not to afraid breaking your leg or hand

[@MASViper]

From childhood

[@nartosaifuden8044]

you have to choose one of the 3 position. 1.Tekong (Serve) 2.Killer 3.Feeder. basics is controlling the rattan ball.

[@ner077]

Saiyan Raditz I think your feeder is we usually call setter in the Philippines

[@NightShade-oe6cz]

This looks hella cool!

[@jellalfernandes8908]

first time I hear about this is when I was watching Captain Tsubasa there are 3 members of the thai national team who use this sport, the three are brothers

[@WTFisatweety]

This seems like it wouldn't be all that fun to play or watch because the volleys would be so short. I could be wrong. Especially for novice or intermediate players, though, it just seems like it would be disjointed and wouldn't have a nice flow.

[@rosanadefatimasalesdecampo1670]

nada haver , deixa de ser chato

[@codescamander6993]

Not really. The rally really is so short but that for professional player. Becaus eof their godly skill. For intermediate player or amateur at both side, the rally is so long.

[@azizi8921]

Tennis is too damn long , you boud to fall asleep watching it, and almost nobody watching it live on tele from start to finish without doing something else in between.

[@syzler8664]

its fun to watch the contest at the net, but you can still catch the slam if you have the balls

[@Friendlyhero]

What an amazing sport

[@alexb5548]

Amazing how they can bend the laws of physics and play in slow motion!

[@DukeofCanberraYT]

When your mom wants you to play volleyball but your dad wants you to play football

[@Usualeclectic]

Why is every video I’ve watched on this sport have crappy drama music. Sports are not supposed to be dubbed like Steven Segal movie lol

[@arturd1595]

AMEN!!!

[@carnegimatondang2981]

If Indonesia host of the Olympic, this sport must played.

[@walfikriafrinaldi3663]

2036

[@manabarsinghrana7189]

Thanks Amazing Leg volleyball they say

[@prodbykush7461]

Thailand, king of sepak takraw

[@xaynreza6550]

2:25 what a block/return🤣

[@oakhuemo66]

JAW DROPPINGLY AMAZING

[@PsychedelicCindy]

The Joe Rogan Experience brought me here. What an incredible sport!

[@fiqryhuhu7747]

in my country..this is a normal sports..lots of people esp kids n teenagers play this sports every evening and weekend

[@bazartejamilito3488]

This sport is getting rare..

[@rosanadefatimasalesdecampo1670]

no

[@ShashankDatha]

NICE VIDEO well played

[@melissaklinge9811]

i bet this is the most likely crossover sport that the legendary Pele could play.

[@Amee-p1m]

In brief, you need to be a gymnast, martial artist and a volleyball player to play this game.

[@mbahremuk]

this must be what kungfu masters played in their free time back then

[@syubkiadib6962]

Actually.. takraw(shoot in english) its thai traditional game.... Sepak raga(circle) its from malaysia... That's its different... But always fighting both of them... Thai vs malaysia.... Thai its no 1 ranking in the world fr this sport coz their practicing services... So much powerful

[@itkubl5292]

เซปักตะกร้อรอการสนับสนุนจากหลายๆประเทศ เพื่อบรรจุในกีฬาโอลิมปิค

[@jamesgilmore7317]

cool

[@Fredreegz]

Do they ever return the bicycle volleys? Doesn’t seem like much back and forth

[@pjq420]

Look up for long rally ones

[@ARMYALEX1869]

Haikyuu fans, where are you?

[@DamaniJones]

Underrated sport

[@LegendaryPrelude]

Soccer - nonstop running = Sepak Takraw

[@Nie.11]

This sport is for Southeast Asian people after many years it will reach UE and western countries and become popular near future.

[@MrRacoon432]

How is this not in the Olympics?!

[@Deuteromis]

I'm not a sports person, however I will watch this whenever I get a chance too. Which is very rare.

[@krisnugroho537]

I dont know but is this sport in the olympics because it should

[@ipann4039]

This spots must this sport must be played by 50 countries to be in the Olympics

[@EricLeePiano]

I DONT KNOW WHATS MORE IMPRESSIVE THE, THE FUCKING FLIP AND KICK IN THE AIR OR THE BLOCK!!!

[@oneTOU3]

Should be an Olympic sport!

[@steverubio6072]

When i was a kid, almost every kid, boys and young man play this game in my villages. Nowadays kid prefer playing online games, so sad.

[@ivaka141]

Put shaolin soccer onto one of these u get the best shit ever.

[@zf7444]

Top5All no...put the muaythai

[@rockkangkang2148]

siamese malaysian n indonesian may know how to play...it is common here (fundamental such juggling, rule, some may know basic roll spike as well)...enjoyable sport

[@rtse4358]

Yup Muay Thai, not shaolin. Muay Thai takes lots of skills common to Sepak Takraw.

[@thigos2709]

Gostei do video amigo

[@thecivilservantupsc1335]

Best action packed game..

[@GabrielGonzalez-zl9oi]

Increíble la agilidad y habilidad de estas personas 👏👏

[@philipsankot8003]

Only checked this out because it was mentioned in the rogan weinstein conversation... never heard of this before

[@johns783]

It would amaze me if one person on earth could do this as a gimmicky stupid human trick. the fact that there' a whole team sport built around it and international competition blows my mind.

[@claudia-ob2wv]

sorry you’re angry that a sport that doesn’t fit your traditional conventions of a sport is popular 🥺

[@johns783]

@@claudia-ob2wv you clearly aren't understanding my post.

[@sovereignreclaimer]

Sadly although it is international (mostly between southeast asian countries and a handful of east asian ones with relatively little popularity), it's not global by a longshot like something like football or tennis/badminton. I hope it does take off someday, though, as it's a sport I'm very proud of coming out of my country

[@pjq420]

its just a case of favourite tradition from a few countries agreed to have it brought up officially to an international level.just as how the way we look at your own games.nothing special actually.

[@ZackTuNan]

Should be on Olympics

[@america1st721]

these are literally thee only humans on the planet that can play this sport.... maybe 10

[@yraglareb8741]

This sport is all over Southeast Asian countries, We even have school teams for this sport in the Philippines and there are plenty of videos about this sport such as this kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWK4lX6ChNWkhZY

[@dacypher22]

What I don't even understand about this game is how the game can even function if the players are more amateur. It seems like you have to be a master to be able to play a match.

[@muzamman7644]

The jumps...the roll spikes etc are not compulsory. A simple kick will do as long the ball get over the net into the opponent's area

[@dacypher22]

@@muzamman7644 Ahh, okay that makes. So if your family wanted to go out in the yard and play a game for fun, everyone would just do simple standing kicks to get the ball over?

[@muzamman7644]

@@dacypher22 .. that's right. Simple rules...three kicks...over the net...and no hands

[@dacypher22]

@@muzamman7644 Thanks! That makes a lot more sense. I love watching the highlight videos of this sport, though, and take every chance to tell people in the US about it. It is maybe one of the most jaw-dropping sports I have ever seen at high level.

[@yraglareb8741]

I used to play this game in my younger years. we practiced by hanging the ball up high the tree and we jumped.and hit the ball by kicking it. It is physically tough.

[@peterfung1855]

It’s the way this sport makes doing backflips a requirement

[@rykim3107]

it’s not really a requirement but if you can do it it’s better because there’s more power and accuracy to it

[@thebroadwyz]

This is really cool and also my hips hurt watching this…

[@zanka53]

Wait til the brazilians find this

[@manojkumar3491]

Spectacular sport!!!

[@deviation01]

it's like all the excitement of football all the time.

[@Asdayasman]

The Sublimely Masterful Jecht Shot (Mark III).

[@chorrimar]

Unos verdaderos atletas, no me imagino que harán en otros deportes.

[@bobtag1220]

Very dangerous game in my opinion

[@mangomariel]

2:25 we all know that butt bump was the best move