I fancy myself something of a pretty good martial artist. Back in the day when I was younger (okay, okay, MUCH younger) I used to pride myself on my ability to kick very high and with excellent form. It took a long time for me to be able to kick like that, and I still look back fondly at that time, knowing that not very many people were able to do that.

So you can imagine my reaction when I came across what is, perhaps, the coolest unknown sport in the world – Sepak Takraw.

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