Sepak is a Malay word meaning kick (Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei and Singapore) and Takraw is a Thai word meaning ball weaved in a material. So yes, it has become a South East Asian game. Currently Thailand are the World Champions and Malaysia is number 2 in the world.
Current rank in Sepak Takraw: 1. Thailand 2. Malaysia 3. Indonesia 4. South Korea 5. Myanmar 6. Philippines 7. Laos 8. Vietnam 9. Japan 10. India 11. Singapore 12. Brunei 13. Iran 14. China 15. USA 16. Brazil 17. Nepal 18. Bangladesh 19. Germany 20. Cambodia 21. Pakistan 22. Taiwan 23. France 24. Belgium 25. Australia 26. Switzerland 27. Macau 28. Sri Lanka
@@etagkinuday8693 It's not enough actually, this is just the minimum but they need to have a national sport association for Sepak in 50 countries in 3 continents and should be affiliated with ISTAF, the world governing body of Sepak, cause currently there's only about 30+ member countries. They also need to start implementing Olympic rules and WADA(world anti doping agency)rules.
Just like this...If it not popular in Europe or western countries, it will not be in Olympic....Same with badminton, in 2012 london and 2016 Rio there is petition to exclude badminton from Olympic because only some European countries play in badminton....
I was a high jumper in school, then tried to play sepak takraw. I can say from my experience, these two are totally different kinda jumps. In sepak takraw, you gotta time your jump based on the trajectory of the moving ball, initiate a roll in the air, extend your feet into a kick, make contact and then figure out how not to land on your head. After that, I slowly retreated back to high jumping lol.
Its originally from the tradition sports of ancient Malacca Kingdom from its authentically Malay's name; "Sepak Raga" then becomes very famously among the Nusantara Archipelagos and its neighbours Kingdoms such as Siam, Pegu(Burma), Maharlika(The Philippines) throughout by maritime trading.
Yes, totally true. The game 'sepak raga' was mentioned in Malay Annals (composed in 16th century) regarding on famous execution of Bendahara's son (bendahara= Prime Minister) Tun Besar, by the Raja Muhammad, the prince of Malacca. According to the story, Tun Besar was playing sepak raga when the prince passed by. He accidentally kick the ball and hit the prince head. The prince was so angry and he kills the boy at once. This incident resulting the prince to be striped from his position as an heir to Malacca throne. He then was sent to Pahang (a principality under Malacca Empire) and become the 1st Sultan of Pahang.
I can still remember Sepak Takraw was famous throughout the 90s in Malaysia, but slowly degraded in 2000s when most youngsters prefer Futsal even more. And now, E-Sports seems to take over especially during this pandemic situation. But we are still proud to have one of the best teams in the world up until now and still, Thailand is our biggest arch-rival.
It was came from ancient Kingdoms on Southeast Asia. It usually played by army of those kingdoms whenever they met. That's why this sport is so intense, coz it was the sport for the Kingdom's armies (they who expert in martial arts).
Westerners prevent this because they are years behind in this sport. But if this game originated in a euopean or american continent, this sport could have been included in the olympics years ago. See the biasness?
@@marxpal not the reason. The Olympic Committee agreed to include this in the Olympics but only after renaming it into "Foot Volleyball" which the International Sepak Takraw Federation (ISTAF) disagreed. Why would you even rename this sport? It has its heritage and the world needs to respect it. Teakwondo and Judo were perfectly preserved in the Olympics there should be no reason for a different treatment with Sepak Takraw.
This sport is popular in south east asia, Thailand is the king now days😁🇹🇭🙏hope in future this sport can join olimpic game like muay thai(kick boxing).🇹🇭🙏
This is my favorite sport, second is volleyball. This sport is played also in South Easr Asian games Hopefully it will be included in the olimpics if it gets more popular
5 minutes ago Sepak Takraw is a traditional sport originated by the Malay and popular in the Malay Nusantara Archipelago. The sport have been around since more than 500 years ago. The meaning “ Sepak is kickinig “ the ball call Takraw and the balll was made by meterial of rottan. That also use to call it Sepak Raga which is the ball is smaller than Takraw.. The organisation council and committee “Sepak Takraw Association “ was formed by the Perses tAssociation in Singapura and have decided that to include Sepak Takraw sport to participate into ASEAN Game just like Olympic Games. And now the game was so increasingly famous and popular even countries like Korea, Japan and many others also participate in this traditional sport.
Thailand and Malaysia are exceptionally very good at this sport. Due to this sport's natural difficulties, ... this sport won't be in Olympics ... ever. There will be too few people. When people see a soccer dude does a flying bicycle kick, and the world goes mad, Sepak Takraw people are laughing because they are doing that kind of kick normally lol
football is on a much more bigger scale though. It's majestic when you see a bicycle kick. For example when you see see footballs redirected from corners.
@@autismusprime4952 calling it majestic is pretty subjective. I guess football is 'majestic' for football fans and sepak takraw is 'majestic' for their fans as well. Football is not anymore 'majestic' than sepak takraw and vice versa. Lol this is such a western view on things.... no respect or appreciation for traditional sports... always trying to downplay/compare others skills
@@ashleym8170 im asian (Filipino) lmao. I've had my fair share of sepak takraw. And by majestic im talking about the environment. Like the wide open area of lush green grass is what im calling majestic. Seing some guy perform a bicycle kick is awesome and all but that's not all there is to football so Chakri should not have made the comparison in the first place.
@@autismusprime4952 environment doesn't have much to do with Chakri's nor my comment so idk why you included that in your reply in the first place. Also, you said the kick was majestic, not the environment. "It's majestic when you see a bicycle kick". You also responded by comparing the two so idrk what you're trying to prove by contradicting yourself. And it doesn't matter if you're Asian bc I said you had a western view on things, I didn't say you yourself is western. PS: im sorry if I come off a little passive aggressive bc there are so many people calling it a weird sport or lowkey dissing it/comparing it to more famous sports
@@ashleym8170 You thinking too much bro the main point is that i was just defending the sport I love. I did not diss sepak takraw in anyway so idk why u so mad.
I used to play Sepak Takraw when i was in my university years. competing with other universities. it is really fun sports. You have to be agile to play sepak takraw.
Im not sure which country is this sport originated from, but 'sepak' is a Malay word means - kick, and takraw is a Thai word means - woven rattan ball. According to the latest world ranking, Thailand is the top champion for this sport, then followed by Malaysia. It is always exciting when watching Thailand vs Malaysia during the final round match. 😀
To honor the two pioneer kingdom that's very good in this sport, and the two rivalry in this sport since ancient time. The name of the sport are shared between this 2 countries. Hence the name is "SEPAK(Malay) TAKRAW(Thai)".
Well, it might be because it is a good way to practice while learning martial arts without learning martial arts. Calling it as a sports to hide that fact, might be the reason behind the sports was made.
yes, im a girl but i like this sport too even i cant filp in the air. This sport very popular because it’s dont have a lot equipment and we can play anywhere. It’s VERY FUN 55555
I never get tired seeing people from over the world discover sepak takraw. I know they have the sports in USA. Hopefully one day we could see this sports in Olympics.
“The ability to chop somebody’s head off with your foot” No surprise then that Thailand is the best, if not second best, at this sport they created Muay Thai and the best leg kickers in the world
As a martial artist I beg to differ, muay thai doesn't do aerobatic kicks. None of our East Asian martial art does. Here we favor mid to low stances, grappling and hand strikes. On the other hand it is easy for me to understand how the Korean are catching up fast. Their culture of taekwando is just tailor made for takraw. I imagine it can be the same for China if they pick this up. Those northern kungfu are famous for their flying kicks and acrobatics.
@@stealthmode4755 I mean I essentially agree but not to your full extent. As a someone trained at multiple types of gyms as well. Yes, taekwando is probably the most acrobatic, especially with kicking. And I think taekwandoins would translate great to this sport. Nak Muay’s may not be as aerobatic but they’re legs are lightning fast (those low leg kicks at end of combos) and the coordination with their legs is still second to none. The reflexive action of checking kicks and returning is unmatched (even with karatekas and taekwondoins). Also, thoughts on Saenchai and Lerdsila who are wildly acrobatic and a couple of the greatest nak muays? So my statement that it’s “no surprise Thailand is the best” and have the “best leg kickers in the world” aren’t even wrong… Muay Thai is still wildly considered the most effective kicking art because how they mix with the hand striking. TKD is prominently kicks but put a taekwondin against nak muays and look at the kicking difference. There’s even videos online Understanding that Korean are fastly rising and that it’s no surprise Thailand are great can co-exist. It’s not in opposition
You need good reflexes to be a world class sepak takraw player. In the highest levels of the game a spike can go as fast as 90mph (145 km/h) while a serve is around 60mph (97 km/h).
Ninh Ly himself is British, but he does sports explanations for all kinds of sports from all over the world. Sepak Takraw is played in Britain, but it's not popular there. South East Asia is its home.
Its goods sport...man i grow playing the game from the ball make from "rotan" material and now days is plastic string.. man those was the day ..to do roll spike or striker need all alot of joging man..also training...well now days the world know sepaktakraw....all the best man👍
Americans have a very similar game to sepak takraw: hacky sack. Just like takraw, hacky sack's basic learning "game" is a bunch of players in a circle keeping the ball up in the air. Once you've mastered kicking the ball you add rules to the game. For hacky sack this is becomes footbag net which is almost exactly sepak takraw only with a much smaller ball and usually on sand like beach volleyball. This make American sepak takraw teams surprisingly good because takraw is actually an easier game compared to hackysack.
Malaysia dominated this sport in early 80s until end 90s...starting in 2000 Thailand slowly started to dominate sepak takraw until today with Malaysia once a while beating Thailand...
I'm a Malaysian . And it's something we usually start playing on the road or the badminton court so it's hard and rough so these smooth courts are not painful for these pros because most of them started on rough ground. It is nothing like football . I play football but this requires completely different skill set and movements of the body and leg. The ball is veryyyy hard so it's very painful in the beginning but your toes become numb to the pain after playing for years. Gymnast and high jumpers are better suited for the game then a footballer.
This sport is originally from South East Asia. It’s very popular in Thailand. Thailand also created this sport along with Malaysia, Indonesia and Philippines. But only Thailand that has a Professional League of Sepak Takraw.
Sepak takraw (say-puck ta-craw) use legs, while Sepak takraw (sir-puck ta-craw) use hand. 😂😅 Fun with words! There is two way to pronounce 'E' in Malay.
Wow! I got in the first five comments hehe! I'm a new sub and enjoys watching your Philippine related video reactions. More power and you're welcome to visit our country (Philippines) after this madness. 😃
I was a varsity player for this sport when I was in highschool. One time I had a bad fall (back first into the ground) I broke my thoracic t6 and I had to wear a body brace for a month
Sepak takraw is very popular in Southeast Asia. Sadly here in the Philippines its becoming less popular due to lesser local competitive events and almost can only be seen national sport event. It was also the national sport of the Philippines untill 2009 when it was replace by "Arnis or also called Eskrima". Hope this sport gain more popularity in the future specially here in the Philippines. Maybe if it is included in Olympics it can gain better attention.
Originally the ball was made from weaved rattan like a basket, hence the original name name 'sepak raga' (kick the basket). it is quite hard and rough on the head if you are not used to it. But under the new ISTAF (International Sepak Takraw Federation) rules, regulation balls are now made of plastic.. but they are still as hard
The exciting thing about spiking a sepak takraw ball during the game is the spiker can literally think in a blink of an eye on what to do with his spiking type: a direct spike, a placing spike or a tap spike. A good spiker has the ability to 'direct' his spike to any corner of the opponents' court with a powerful hit, and has to make the decision on what to do and where to direct the spike within a split second. Not everyone has the ability to do that. If Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are the best players for football/soccer, as the late Kobe Bryant in basketball, then it's accurate enough to say that in sepak takraw, there are many Ronaldos, Messis and Bryants.
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
Wanna add something that isn't mentioned in the video you guys watched. The ball nowadays is made of synthetic plastic. Back in the 90's, the ball used in Malaysia, Thailand and other SEA countries was made from pure thick rattan plant. N trust me, it hurts like hell especially if it hits your head (getting spiked by it). It hurts the legs too and that's why the origin of the game was played by people who were in constant wars n stuff. They are basically warriors whose bodies are toughened already unlike modern players.
This is a kind of sport that really impresses and excites me. It's like ball game & martial arts combined 😊 It takes a lot of athleticism and height & size are not necessarily big factors unlike in basketball and volleyball. Sepak takraw really fits typical southeast asian built so i think we can excel here. I hope more young people will consider this sport. From where I am, this sport is known by everyone because it is in school textbooks and it's always part of National games, but very few actually play it. If we can have skateboard in olympics, we should have sepak as well.
sepak takraw is former national sport of the Philippines but in 2009 we replaced it by Arnis (a kind of martial arts using wooden stick) because takraw is originally from our brother Malaysia. Still takraw is popular in Philippines and the rest of south east Asia.
If we watch the top strikers, their agility and flexibility mimics cat's. That's why they look graceful and effortless as they get back on their feet after spiking the ball. Years of training can help you achieve that.
I know both of you must be suprised. It is the traditional of this region. It has to practice in such a long peroid of time to come to this professional. There are some foreigners who stay in Thailand try to practice. I hope you enjoy watching this sport.
Sepak mean kick in malay, takraw mean ball in thai. It is traditional games of both Malaysia and Thailand. It was mention in the history of ancient Kingdom of Malacca ( part of today Malaysia ). This games is famous in southeast asia. The best games was Malaysia vs Thailand but other asian country also are worthy opponent.
Its originally from Malaysia but adopted by other countries through out south east asia especially Thailand, the Thai change the name of it, the original names of it was Sepak raga raga means BUSKET, because the balls was made with rattan an weave like busket and it was hard! the word for Raga or baskets in Thai is Takraw so when Thailand got the sport they changed it to Sepak Takraw, but they keep the Malays words sepak which means to kick. to Sepak raga/takraw is basically kicking busket.
there is 2 country in this world dominant brutally in this SEPAK TAKRAW sport by their own fashion way.... very hard to beat them..... MALAYSIA and THAILAND.
to cut it short, it originates in the Southeast Region. And in fact it was once the national sport of the Philippines until it was replaced by Arnis in 2009
So many east/south east asian people live in the US so its possible for US to be good at this game..asian people have the lowest center of gravity so they are more agile in tight space sports or quick games..
Speak takraw dominant by SEA country...china,Korean japan,India and a bit European just new in these sport as I know American has their on sepak takraw team too
East Asian people, because of their smaller physique, often excel at sports requiring fast reactions and twitching motions. Sports like table tennis, badminton and sepak takraw here.
Sepak is a Malay word meaning kick (Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei and Singapore) and Takraw is a Thai word meaning ball weaved in a material. So yes, it has become a South East Asian game. Currently Thailand are the World Champions and Malaysia is number 2 in the world.
and Philippines too
Other SE Asian countries are fast catching up, though. It's an amazing sport.
Earlier it was Malaysia the world no .1...
For now, but if this game is in olympics, the europeans will dominate it cause theyre tall and has long legs
@@mobilegamer8001 Well then why Diego Maradona is world no 1 and he was short and even faster than the tallest. And Messi too.
Current rank in Sepak Takraw:
1. Thailand 2. Malaysia 3. Indonesia 4. South Korea 5. Myanmar 6. Philippines 7. Laos 8. Vietnam 9. Japan 10. India 11. Singapore 12. Brunei 13. Iran 14. China 15. USA 16. Brazil 17. Nepal 18. Bangladesh 19. Germany 20. Cambodia 21. Pakistan 22. Taiwan 23. France 24. Belgium 25. Australia 26. Switzerland 27. Macau 28. Sri Lanka
If this many countries played this it should be able to have a spot on Olympics
@@etagkinuday8693 It's not enough actually, this is just the minimum but they need to have a national sport association for Sepak in 50 countries in 3 continents and should be affiliated with ISTAF, the world governing body of Sepak, cause currently there's only about 30+ member countries. They also need to start implementing Olympic rules and WADA(world anti doping agency)rules.
Just like this...If it not popular in Europe or western countries, it will not be in Olympic....Same with badminton, in 2012 london and 2016 Rio there is petition to exclude badminton from Olympic because only some European countries play in badminton....
@@mrboast2826 They even banned the "sidek shot" from official tournaments because of how many european nations lose from such technique XD
This should be in olympics. Not just in Asian Games or SouthEast Asian games.
I was a high jumper in school, then tried to play sepak takraw. I can say from my experience, these two are totally different kinda jumps. In sepak takraw, you gotta time your jump based on the trajectory of the moving ball, initiate a roll in the air, extend your feet into a kick, make contact and then figure out how not to land on your head.
After that, I slowly retreated back to high jumping lol.
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For us Southeast Asia that come naturally.
Its originally from the tradition sports of ancient Malacca Kingdom from its authentically Malay's name; "Sepak Raga" then becomes very famously among the Nusantara Archipelagos and its neighbours Kingdoms such as Siam, Pegu(Burma), Maharlika(The Philippines) throughout by maritime trading.
Yes, totally true. The game 'sepak raga' was mentioned in Malay Annals (composed in 16th century) regarding on famous execution of Bendahara's son (bendahara= Prime Minister) Tun Besar, by the Raja Muhammad, the prince of Malacca. According to the story, Tun Besar was playing sepak raga when the prince passed by. He accidentally kick the ball and hit the prince head. The prince was so angry and he kills the boy at once. This incident resulting the prince to be striped from his position as an heir to Malacca throne. He then was sent to Pahang (a principality under Malacca Empire) and become the 1st Sultan of Pahang.
Maharlika?... 🧐 Hhhmmm... 🤔
Maharlika?hahaha susmaryusep.
Maharlika 🤣 lol
Maharlika doesn't exist bro..
I can still remember Sepak Takraw was famous throughout the 90s in Malaysia, but slowly degraded in 2000s when most youngsters prefer Futsal even more. And now, E-Sports seems to take over especially during this pandemic situation. But we are still proud to have one of the best teams in the world up until now and still, Thailand is our biggest arch-rival.
So true. Folks were playing it day and night all over the place - until futsal came.
yeah, same here in indonesia. when i was a kid, ppl used to play this every afternoon. now no one play this.
Yeah, same in the Philippines I think. It is slowly fading.
hopefully this gets more attention and get into the olympics.
It was came from ancient Kingdoms on Southeast Asia. It usually played by army of those kingdoms whenever they met. That's why this sport is so intense, coz it was the sport for the Kingdom's armies (they who expert in martial arts).
This sport should be played in Olympic.
Westerners prevent this because they are years behind in this sport. But if this game originated in a euopean or american continent, this sport could have been included in the olympics years ago. See the biasness?
@@marxpal not the reason. The Olympic Committee agreed to include this in the Olympics but only after renaming it into "Foot Volleyball" which the International Sepak Takraw Federation (ISTAF) disagreed. Why would you even rename this sport? It has its heritage and the world needs to respect it. Teakwondo and Judo were perfectly preserved in the Olympics there should be no reason for a different treatment with Sepak Takraw.
@@CxXxBot it's still another way of rejecting it since they surely know, someone will strongly disagree
@@marxpal exactly.
@@demyjohn884 thanks for the information
This sport is popular in south east asia, Thailand is the king now days😁🇹🇭🙏hope in future this sport can join olimpic game like muay thai(kick boxing).🇹🇭🙏
This is my favorite sport, second is volleyball.
This sport is played also in South Easr Asian games
Hopefully it will be included in the olimpics if it gets more popular
It won't. Too difficult.
I think it hard to included this sports in Olympics because European countries don't even participate in this sporta
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Sepak Takraw is a traditional sport originated by the Malay and popular in the Malay Nusantara Archipelago. The sport have been around since more than 500 years ago. The meaning “ Sepak is kickinig “ the ball call Takraw and the balll was made by meterial of rottan. That also use to call it Sepak Raga which is the ball is smaller than Takraw.. The organisation council and committee “Sepak Takraw Association “ was formed by the Perses tAssociation in Singapura and have decided that to include Sepak Takraw sport to participate into ASEAN Game just like Olympic Games. And now the game was so increasingly famous and popular even countries like Korea, Japan and many others also participate in this traditional sport.
Thailand and Malaysia are exceptionally very good at this sport. Due to this sport's natural difficulties, ... this sport won't be in Olympics ... ever. There will be too few people. When people see a soccer dude does a flying bicycle kick, and the world goes mad, Sepak Takraw people are laughing because they are doing that kind of kick normally lol
football is on a much more bigger scale though. It's majestic when you see a bicycle kick. For example when you see see footballs redirected from corners.
@@autismusprime4952 calling it majestic is pretty subjective. I guess football is 'majestic' for football fans and sepak takraw is 'majestic' for their fans as well. Football is not anymore 'majestic' than sepak takraw and vice versa. Lol this is such a western view on things.... no respect or appreciation for traditional sports... always trying to downplay/compare others skills
@@ashleym8170 im asian (Filipino) lmao. I've had my fair share of sepak takraw. And by majestic im talking about the environment. Like the wide open area of lush green grass is what im calling majestic. Seing some guy perform a bicycle kick is awesome and all but that's not all there is to football so Chakri should not have made the comparison in the first place.
@@autismusprime4952 environment doesn't have much to do with Chakri's nor my comment so idk why you included that in your reply in the first place. Also, you said the kick was majestic, not the environment. "It's majestic when you see a bicycle kick". You also responded by comparing the two so idrk what you're trying to prove by contradicting yourself. And it doesn't matter if you're Asian bc I said you had a western view on things, I didn't say you yourself is western.
PS: im sorry if I come off a little passive aggressive bc there are so many people calling it a weird sport or lowkey dissing it/comparing it to more famous sports
@@ashleym8170 You thinking too much bro the main point is that i was just defending the sport I love. I did not diss sepak takraw in anyway so idk why u so mad.
I used to play Sepak Takraw when i was in my university years. competing with other universities. it is really fun sports. You have to be agile to play sepak takraw.
Im not sure which country is this sport originated from, but 'sepak' is a Malay word means - kick, and takraw is a Thai word means - woven rattan ball. According to the latest world ranking, Thailand is the top champion for this sport, then followed by Malaysia. It is always exciting when watching Thailand vs Malaysia during the final round match. 😀
Idk I think it originated from malaysia
Until Indonesia claim takraw 🤡
@@hayabucinreys6983 lol.. 😂
The Philippines are also good at Sepak Takraw, they won a gold medal in 30th SEA olympic games in 2019
@@tovolume yes,but still can't beat malaysia and Thailand
To honor the two pioneer kingdom that's very good in this sport, and the two rivalry in this sport since ancient time. The name of the sport are shared between this 2 countries. Hence the name is "SEPAK(Malay) TAKRAW(Thai)".
In Thailand, every child has to learn Sepak Takraw from a young age because it is a sport in my textbook and also my favorite sport.
Well, it might be because it is a good way to practice while learning martial arts without learning martial arts. Calling it as a sports to hide that fact, might be the reason behind the sports was made.
yes, im a girl but i like this sport too even i cant filp in the air. This sport very popular because it’s dont have a lot equipment and we can play anywhere. It’s VERY FUN 55555
Thank you teqball for letting the world know about Sepak Takraw.
I never get tired seeing people from over the world discover sepak takraw. I know they have the sports in USA. Hopefully one day we could see this sports in Olympics.
“The ability to chop somebody’s head off with your foot”
No surprise then that Thailand is the best, if not second best, at this sport they created Muay Thai and the best leg kickers in the world
As a martial artist I beg to differ, muay thai doesn't do aerobatic kicks. None of our East Asian martial art does. Here we favor mid to low stances, grappling and hand strikes.
On the other hand it is easy for me to understand how the Korean are catching up fast. Their culture of taekwando is just tailor made for takraw. I imagine it can be the same for China if they pick this up. Those northern kungfu are famous for their flying kicks and acrobatics.
@@stealthmode4755 I mean I essentially agree but not to your full extent. As a someone trained at multiple types of gyms as well.
Yes, taekwando is probably the most acrobatic, especially with kicking. And I think taekwandoins would translate great to this sport.
Nak Muay’s may not be as aerobatic but they’re legs are lightning fast (those low leg kicks at end of combos) and the coordination with their legs is still second to none. The reflexive action of checking kicks and returning is unmatched (even with karatekas and taekwondoins).
Also, thoughts on Saenchai and Lerdsila who are wildly acrobatic and a couple of the greatest nak muays?
So my statement that it’s “no surprise Thailand is the best” and have the “best leg kickers in the world” aren’t even wrong… Muay Thai is still wildly considered the most effective kicking art because how they mix with the hand striking. TKD is prominently kicks but put a taekwondin against nak muays and look at the kicking difference. There’s even videos online
Understanding that Korean are fastly rising and that it’s no surprise Thailand are great can co-exist. It’s not in opposition
@@stealthmode4755 apparently China Already has and are ranked 14th out of the 30+ countries who play it regularly.
Earliest documents show it's originated from Malaysia. But the game we play today, professional rules, courts size and stuff is from Thailand.
You need good reflexes to be a world class sepak takraw player. In the highest levels of the game a spike can go as fast as 90mph (145 km/h) while a serve is around 60mph (97 km/h).
Have to be flexible too
@@cleejryosores6679 agreed.
As far as i remember sepak takraw is the National Sport of the Philippines den it changed into ARNIS in 2009 as National Sport.
10 years later in 2019, The Philippines won a gold medal for Sepak Takraw in the 30th SEA olympic games
good things it was change to arnis
Now..The National Sports of The Philippines is Carinosa...
@@wahoowahoo2341 isn't Cariñosa a National Dance of the Philippines?
@@wahoowahoo2341 what? No! I think that's the national dance
Alright Sepak Takraw popularity is coming back
you guys should watch Malaysia vs Indonesia in Asian Games. So intense
recommended 👍
Finals! So intense!
Too intense for me 😂. It's really good to train our mental health by watching that game 😂
Ninh Ly himself is British, but he does sports explanations for all kinds of sports from all over the world. Sepak Takraw is played in Britain, but it's not popular there. South East Asia is its home.
There's also a spike called the handstand spike..but it can be easily got blocked because you don't need to jump to do the spike.
Its goods sport...man i grow playing the game from the ball make from "rotan" material and now days is plastic string.. man those was the day ..to do roll spike or striker need all alot of joging man..also training...well now days the world know sepaktakraw....all the best man👍
Americans have a very similar game to sepak takraw: hacky sack. Just like takraw, hacky sack's basic learning "game" is a bunch of players in a circle keeping the ball up in the air. Once you've mastered kicking the ball you add rules to the game. For hacky sack this is becomes footbag net which is almost exactly sepak takraw only with a much smaller ball and usually on sand like beach volleyball. This make American sepak takraw teams surprisingly good because takraw is actually an easier game compared to hackysack.
Malaysia dominated this sport in early 80s until end 90s...starting in 2000 Thailand slowly started to dominate sepak takraw until today with Malaysia once a while beating Thailand...
It's started as Sepak Raga, many centuries ago...
Yeah in old Malacca in Malaysia sometime in the 1500s.
Height only has slight advantage, actually it needs more skill and timing to do roll spike. Not on a roll spike but may be during blocking.
I'm a Malaysian . And it's something we usually start playing on the road or the badminton court so it's hard and rough so these smooth courts are not painful for these pros because most of them started on rough ground. It is nothing like football . I play football but this requires completely different skill set and movements of the body and leg. The ball is veryyyy hard so it's very painful in the beginning but your toes become numb to the pain after playing for years. Gymnast and high jumpers are better suited for the game then a footballer.
Aye Thanks for the Shout out! 🙌😂
The Philippines won a gold medal for Sepak Takraw in 2019's 30th SEA olympic games
What category bro? As I remember that thailand won gold medal for both team and regu competition
@@haqimieqimie4787 I think it was the Men's division, I'll double check on it
@@tovolume 🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭 King of Sepak Takraw is THAILAND
This sport is originally from South East Asia. It’s very popular in Thailand. Thailand also created this sport along with Malaysia, Indonesia and Philippines. But only Thailand that has a Professional League of Sepak Takraw.
Pls check ur facts....the professional league was first introduced by Malaysia.
Sepak takraw (say-puck ta-craw) use legs, while Sepak takraw (sir-puck ta-craw) use hand. 😂😅
Fun with words! There is two way to pronounce 'E' in Malay.
Wow! I got in the first five comments hehe! I'm a new sub and enjoys watching your Philippine related video reactions. More power and you're welcome to visit our country (Philippines) after this madness. 😃
The traditional football sport came from south east Asia, kick of rattan ball (sepak takraw) 👍
SEPAKTAKRAW ACTUALY IS MALAY TRADISONAL SPORT@GAME..AND NOW MOST OF ASIAN COUNTRY THEY KNOW HOW TO PLAY THIS GAME..
@Lianhua Xin True
I was a varsity player for this sport when I was in highschool. One time I had a bad fall (back first into the ground) I broke my thoracic t6 and I had to wear a body brace for a month
But it was fun
This is traditional game in malaysia since 60an. Started in village. Sepak is malay word, mean Kick.
Damn the acrobatic kicks so very pleasing to see 😯
Sepak takraw is very popular in Southeast Asia. Sadly here in the Philippines its becoming less popular due to lesser local competitive events and almost can only be seen national sport event. It was also the national sport of the Philippines untill 2009 when it was replace by "Arnis or also called Eskrima". Hope this sport gain more popularity in the future specially here in the Philippines. Maybe if it is included in Olympics it can gain better attention.
The Philippines won a gold medal for Sepak Takraw in 2019's 30th SEA olympic games
@@tovolume you meant SEA games. Sepak takraw is still under petition to be included in Olympics
@@yaseiKen It acts similar to Olympics
I once aspired to join the Malaysian team after representing the school in sepak takraw but had to forget that desire to study :)
Originally the ball was made from weaved rattan like a basket, hence the original name name 'sepak raga' (kick the basket). it is quite hard and rough on the head if you are not used to it. But under the new ISTAF (International Sepak Takraw Federation) rules, regulation balls are now made of plastic.. but they are still as hard
But the impact of plastic ball seems stiff compared to rattan ball tho
The exciting thing about spiking a sepak takraw ball during the game is the spiker can literally think in a blink of an eye on what to do with his spiking type: a direct spike, a placing spike or a tap spike. A good spiker has the ability to 'direct' his spike to any corner of the opponents' court with a powerful hit, and has to make the decision on what to do and where to direct the spike within a split second. Not everyone has the ability to do that. If Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are the best players for football/soccer, as the late Kobe Bryant in basketball, then it's accurate enough to say that in sepak takraw, there are many Ronaldos, Messis and Bryants.
Takraw players from Thailand are wicked awesome.
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
I from Thailand used to be this kind of athlete. The most important thing to win against your opponent is to get the serve and set the ball to score.
Wanna add something that isn't mentioned in the video you guys watched. The ball nowadays is made of synthetic plastic. Back in the 90's, the ball used in Malaysia, Thailand and other SEA countries was made from pure thick rattan plant. N trust me, it hurts like hell especially if it hits your head (getting spiked by it). It hurts the legs too and that's why the origin of the game was played by people who were in constant wars n stuff. They are basically warriors whose bodies are toughened already unlike modern players.
Sobrang angas talaga ng laro na yan 👍 but hard to play
This is a kind of sport that really impresses and excites me. It's like ball game & martial arts combined 😊 It takes a lot of athleticism and height & size are not necessarily big factors unlike in basketball and volleyball. Sepak takraw really fits typical southeast asian built so i think we can excel here. I hope more young people will consider this sport. From where I am, this sport is known by everyone because it is in school textbooks and it's always part of National games, but very few actually play it. If we can have skateboard in olympics, we should have sepak as well.
You guys should try watching some of the highlights
Its always part of the sports in Southeast Asean games.
Sepak takraw is originated by Malay world..in Southern Asean.
Its one of the sport in the philippines. Actually its the most favorite sport in my school.
@Lianhua Xin ..it’s been replaced with Arnis already..
The Philippines won a gold medal in 2019's 30th SEA olympic games
No hands use to it, hips foot elbow,heads,shoulder, if ever you touch the ball by your hands,it disqualify, take note no hands tauching
It’s Called Sipa In The Philippines and They Use A Ball Made from the Coconut Leaves.
sepak takraw is former national sport of the Philippines but in 2009 we replaced it by Arnis (a kind of martial arts using wooden stick) because takraw is originally from our brother Malaysia. Still takraw is popular in Philippines and the rest of south east Asia.
If we watch the top strikers, their agility and flexibility mimics cat's. That's why they look graceful and effortless as they get back on their feet after spiking the ball. Years of training can help you achieve that.
Sepak Takraw is a Malaya game... And, it is common to Malaysia, Philippines and Indonesia (Ma-Phil-Indo).
This sport is from malaysia, art+football I usually playing that after school in indonesia but without rules 😂
I know both of you must be suprised.
It is the traditional
of this region. It has to
practice in such a long
peroid of time to come
to this professional.
There are some foreigners who stay
in Thailand try to practice. I hope you
enjoy watching this
sport.
the USA also has a sepak takraw team
Sepak mean kick in malay, takraw mean ball in thai. It is traditional games of both Malaysia and Thailand. It was mention in the history of ancient Kingdom of Malacca ( part of today Malaysia ). This games is famous in southeast asia. The best games was Malaysia vs Thailand but other asian country also are worthy opponent.
Its originally from Malaysia but adopted by other countries through out south east asia especially Thailand, the Thai change the name of it, the original names of it was Sepak raga raga means BUSKET, because the balls was made with rattan an weave like busket and it was hard! the word for Raga or baskets in Thai is Takraw so when Thailand got the sport they changed it to Sepak Takraw, but they keep the Malays words sepak which means to kick. to Sepak raga/takraw is basically kicking busket.
The "raw" in TAKRAW pronounced lik row, as your row your boat... The "tak" pronounced as TUCK...
TUCK-ROW - TAKRAW
More like tuck-raw
Raw... Raw meat... Raw fish
@@axiemeluvaziz3990 you are right, sir. Its pronounced 'tuck-raw'.
THAILAND is the current King of Sepak Takraw
And Malaysia
Yes sepak takraw is my favorite sports......is amazing sports....im the one players in sepak takraw when i was yung......from philippines.......
Sepa in bisaya,englesh is kick,
This game is especially popular in east and south east asia
Just imagine martial arts+ volleyball
a friend of mine was into Taekwondo and then shifted to Sepak Takraw
Please do reaction Malaysia vs Indonesia Asian games…… top team in the world 🌎
who is the Win six SEA GAME in a row
12 year ^_^
Hi miles and phezz did you know USA also have team participating in sepak takraw..they compete in ISTAF super series you can check them on youtube.
this sport need to be introduce into Olympic level
there is 2 country in this world dominant brutally in this SEPAK TAKRAW sport by their own fashion way.... very hard to beat them..... MALAYSIA and THAILAND.
Malaysia are the king of this sport🇲🇾
No 2
@@aimisakee867 exactly and this is our traditional sport
@@afiqiqbal6532 Hahaha ye. Saya org Malaysia. Nk ckp kita no. 2. So xdelaa king
@@aimisakee867 king laa tu,kita antara terbaik dunia,kdg2 kita pernah kalahkan juara dunia,belum cukup king?
lawan thailand pun selaku kalah..tang mana king nya
For some reason english speaker added "w" to the silent consonant collection 🤣🤣
You should look for the sport Tennikoit. It's played in India.
I'd probably sprain my ankle if I play this one.
And more...
Hi guys nice reaction. Ilove you guys from Philippines
to cut it short, it originates in the Southeast Region. And in fact it was once the national sport of the Philippines until it was replaced by Arnis in 2009
Watch this Sepak Takraw, championship, Philippines vs Myanmar, more action games. You will see more amazing moves and techniques to play
See women 'sepak takraw' from Thailand, it very very fantastic
The floor is just the same rubberised thing from the other sports. But the professional ball of this sport is hard.
That is a cement floor btw~
So many east/south east asian people live in the US so its possible for US to be good at this game..asian people have the lowest center of gravity so they are more agile in tight space sports or quick games..
USA competed in international event many years ago.
Let's challenge soccer celeberties like Ronaldo, Messi, etc. Nice to watch. Stay safe guys.
We play that in the Philippine
Sepak Takraw not play in Olympic yet but already in Asian Games
Speak takraw dominant by SEA country...china,Korean japan,India and a bit European just new in these sport as I know American has their on sepak takraw team too
The max speed at serve was 60-70 kms / hr I remembered !
beautiful game
My Elementary days back in 90's sepak is part of activity in physical education. Well in fact it is almost became national sports 🤣.
Because it was.
I've played this game in our school's intramurals week, and it's really pretty hard to play.
and also the ball used is pretty painful when hits your body.
Let me simplify for you guys, its a 3 person handless kung fu volleyball
This is a game where if you could do a full split and have good ball control, then you'll own everyone..
East Asian people, because of their smaller physique, often excel at sports requiring fast reactions and twitching motions. Sports like table tennis, badminton and sepak takraw here.
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Pls do malaysia' lion dance high pole performance or competition...
U can see Malaysia takraw league 21/2022..