Not many things can collectively define Southeast Asian culture. As close as food, festivals, languages, and clothes come, they still vary from region to region. Sepak takraw, however, is uniquely Southeast Asian, and has been bringing communities together over their love for sports for decades.
A combination of volleyball and football, sepak takraw is played on both national and international levels. On a national scale, it is known as sepak raga jaring in Malaysia, Brunei, and Singapore; takraw in Thailand; rago in Indonesia; sipa in the Philippines; chinlone in Myanmar, kataw in Laos; and sek dai in Cambodia.
THE RULES
The regu type of sepak takraw features two teams with three players on each side. The game is played on a court similar to that of badminton, with a net…