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Sikaran

The kicking art of the rice farmers.

A Filipino kicking art from Baras, Rizal, created by farmers who played it in the rice fields after the harvest. Almost everything is done with the feet.

Fact file

Country
Philippines
Type
Striking
Main federation
Global Sikaran Federation — GSF
Sources: Encyclopaedia Britannica

History

Sikaran is a Filipino kicking art from the town of Baras, in Rizal province, where farmers held kicking contests after the harvest. In the traditional game the hands are used only to block.

Meliton Geronimo organised and spread sikaran in the 20th century, and it is considered one of the oldest Filipino martial arts.