HISTORY

Luksong Baka is a traditional Filipino

game that originated from Bulacan.
Luksong Baka is loosely translated in
English as “Jump over the Cow”
Objectives
The main goal of the players
is to successfully jump over
the “Baka” without touching
or falling over Baka.
RULES
 The game involves a minimum of three (3)
individual players and a maximum of ten
(10) and involves them jumping over the
person called “baka” or cow.
 The players should avoid contact or falling
over the “Baka” player while jumping
over. The jumper who hits the baka will
take the place of the baka
 Only the hands of the
jumper may touch the back
of the person who is bent
over.
MECHANICS
1. At the start of the game there
should be one player that should
be called “taya” (It’) or the
“Bakang lala” (cow)
MECHANICS
In choosing the first “baka”, all players must place a hand
over another (palms down), and at the count of three,
they release their hands simultaneously, either showing
palms up or down.
The player who displays a different position of the
hand from the rest should be the first baka or “it”.
MECHANICS
2. The “Baka” player should start
with a bend-down kneeling position
(A Baka player bends over with his
hands placed on his knees.
MECHANICS
3. All players are to jump over the
“Baka” until the players have jumped.
Once the 1st set of jumping over the
“Baka” is done, the “Baka” player’s
position will slowly rise
up and repeats this
process until he/she
reaches the standing
position or until a
jumper errs.
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BENEFITS
 It is considered a good form of exercise
which helps in:
• strengthening the muscles
• making the body more flexible
• enhancing the arm and leg power
• increasing the stamina of the
body.

 Children/players can
develop their social skills.