Sepak Takraw was created by the royal family of Malaysia about 500 years ago. The name itself comes from two languages. Sepak is "kick" in Malay, and Takraw is the "ball" in Thai. An indigenous sport native to Thailand and Laos, Takraw (Thuck Thay in Lao, Thuck = twine Thay = kick) resembles volleyball, except that it uses a rattan ball and only allows players to use their feet and heads. The game evolved from a hacky sack type practice, into the aiming of a kick into a high, suspended net. Eventually competitive takraw developed, pitting teams of players versus each other across a volleyball-type net. Modern competitive takraw allows three players to a team, one to serve, one to gather the ball, and one to deliver the ball at high speed across the net; the killer. Modern contests play to twenty one points.
Another version of the sport involves the use of bamboo scoops to both toss and catch a ball in a simple game of "catch."
http://www.takrawcanada.com/rules.html
http://identity.opm.go.th/Pubs/BookEng/ThaiTraits98_100.pdf.
http://www.tatnews.org/emagazine/2813.asp
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