Asian and Australasian Footbag

Footbag (hacky sack) is a modern version of Ancient East Asian and Australian Aboriginal Football games which are based around the concept of keepie-uppies – kicking the ball to each other in an attempt to keep it in the air as long as possible without the ball touching the ground.

Kemari (Japan)

Kemari is an ancient Keepie-Uppie Version of Football from Japan.

Marn Grook (Australian Aboriginal)

An Australian Aborigine game where the objective is to keep the ball in the air as long as possible. It includes the idea of the ‘mark’ whereby a player who catches the ball in the air can have a ‘free kick’. Tom Wills, who has Irish connections incorporated the idea into English Public School Football Codes, along with Gaelic Football like scoring to codify Australian Football in the 1840s.

Cuju (China)

Cuju is an ancient Keepie-Uppie Version of Football from China.

South East Asian Footvolley

Sepak Takraw is a version of Volleyball or Football played with every part of the body except the arms and is Native to Malaysia and Thailand, both of whom claim to have invented it and where the game is a National Sport. It is popular throughout South East and East Asia. Other versions of the sport are played in Myanmar and elsewhere.

Sepak Takraw

Sepak Takraw is a version of Volleyball played with every part of the body except the arms and is Native to Malaysia and Thailand, both of whom claim to have invented it and where the game is a National Sport. It is popular throughout South East and East Asia.

Kabaddi

Kabaddi is an Indian Tag Game, popular throughout South Asia, whereby a team has to tag players on the opposing team and get back to their own base without being tagged in turn in the time it takes to hold their breath. In order to ensure the players are holding their breath they have to repeat “Kabaddi” over and over again.

Hatesuki (Japan)

Hanetsuki is a traditional Japanese form of Badminton.