Historical evidence shows that Sepak Takraw played with balls made of woven strips of rattan was first played in Malacca Sultanate (present-day Malaysia) in the 15th century, for it is mentioned in the Malay manuscript, ' Sejarah Melayu' (Malay Annals). Cuju is also considered by the International Football Association (FIFA) as the origin of football as a sport. As the game developed, the feather-stuffed ball was replaced by an air-filled ball with a two-layered hull. The origin of Sepak Takraw is uncertain it was probably introduced to Southeast Asia by the Chinese who were inspired by the traditional game Cuju, an ancient military exercise where soldiers play to keep a leather ball filled with feathers airborne by kicking it back and forth between two or more people. Internationally, only the term 'Sepak Takraw' is being used to refer to the modern sport of Sepak Takraw. In Thailand, it is simply known as its original name of 'Takraw'. The sport is also known locally as 'Sepak Raga Jaring' in Malaysia, where the term 'Jaring' meaning net in Malay was added to the traditional 'Sepak Raga' game when it was created by Hamid Mydin in Penang in 1945. The choosing of this name for the sport was essentially a compromise between Malaysia and Thailand in Kuala Lumpur in 1960. Sepak Takraw is referred to the sport played using takraw therefore 'Sepak Takraw' quite literally means 'to kick a rattan ball'. The word sepak is Malay ( Jawi: ШіЪЁЩ‚) for kick while the word takraw is of Thai ( Thai: аё•аё°аёЃаёЈа№‰аё) origin that can be translated as muzzle or woven rattan ball. 4.7.2 Serving and receiving side during service.The sport is also claimed to be related to Cuju in China, Da Cau in Vietnam, Jegichagi in Korea and Kemari in Japan. Sepak Takraw resembles related native sports known as Sepak Raga in Brunei, Malaysia, and Singapore, Sipa in the Philippines, Rago in Indonesia, Chinlone in Myanmar, Takraw in Thailand, Kataw in Laos, and Sek Dai in Cambodia. Other prestigious annual international Sepak Takraw tournaments include Malaysia's Khir Johari Cup and Thailand's King Cup. ISTAF is responsible for Sepak Takraw's major international tournaments, notably the ISTAF SuperSeries (ISS) and ISTAF World Cup (IWC). Sepak Takraw is governed internationally by the International Sepaktakraw Federation, commonly known as ISTAF, that was formed in 1988. Sepak Takraw is considered Malaysia's national sport. The sport was then introduced in the 1965 Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur as a medal event. Prior to this, it was unofficially known as 'Sepak Raga Jaring', which was first was exhibited in Penang in 1945. The modern version of Sepak Takraw was first introduced, developed and standardized in 1960, when officials from Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Myanmar met in Kuala Lumpur to agree on both a common set of rules for the sport and a name. The sport has similarities to volleyball which but differs from the similar sport footvolley in its use of a rattan ball and only allowing players to use their feet, knees, shoulders, chest and head to touch the ball. Sepak Takraw, also spelled as Sepaktakraw, also nicknamed kick volleyball, is a team sport played with a synthetic plastic or rattan ball between two teams of two to four players on a court resembling a badminton court. Women's double Sepak Takraw event at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon

Sebutkan teknik dasar sepak bola