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Fujitsu introduction

Rattan ball is a unique ancient sport with a long history. Pinch and hold the ball with ankle and knee at the same time to prevent it from landing, which is similar to kicking shuttlecock in China. Rattan ball is similar to volleyball match.

Rattan ball originated in Malacca under the Sultanate in the15th century, and developed from the "sepak raga" movement in Malaysia. At that time, people formed a circle after work, kicking the ball with their heads and feet to prevent it from landing, and keeping it in the air as long as possible through a raga.

This kind of exercise to relax and eliminate fatigue soon spread in some countries in Southeast Asia [1]. As early as 1 1 century, rattan balls were recorded in the cultures of Southeast Asian countries. It is called takraw in Thailand, sipa in the Philippines, sepakraga in Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei, ching loong in Myanmar and rago in Indonesia and Laos.