OU T L I N E O F L A R O N G

LUKS O N G T I N I K
LUKSONG TINIK
•IS A POPULAR GAME IN THE PHILIPPINES. IT IS
ORIGINATED IN CABANATUAN CITY, PHILIPPINES, PLAYED
BY TWO TEAMS WITH EQUAL NUMBERS OF PLAYERS. EACH
TEAM DESIGNATES A LEADER, THE NANAY, WHILE THE REST
OF THE PLAYERS ARE CALLED ANAK.
1. WHAT ARE THE EQUIPMENT NEEDED?

•THERE IS NO REQUIRED EQUIPMENT FOR THIS

GAME BECAUSE YOU ONLY NEED YOUR HANDS AND
YOUR FEET.
2. WHAT ARE THE ELEMENTS OF HEALTH-
RELATED AND SKILL-RELATED FITNESS
REQUIRED FOR THIS GAME?
•THE ELEMENT OF HEALTH-RELATED AND SKILL-
RELATED FITNESS REQUIRED FOR THIS GAME IS
POWER.
3. HOW DO YOU PLAY THIS GAME?
HOW TO PLAY LUKSONG TINIK:
•1) THE FIRST TEAM DECIDES AMONG THEMSELVES
WHO WILL PLAY FIRST AND WHO WILL BE THE TWO
WHO WILL ACT AS THE “THORNS” IN THE GAME.
THORNS HAVE A VERY IMPORTANT AS WELL AS
DIFFICULT TASK IN THE GAME. JUMPERS TAKE TURNS
PASSING THE LEVELS. THE JUMPERS FORM A QUEUE
AND THE THORNS TAKE THEIR POSITION.
•2) THE “THORNS” A SIT, FACING EACH OTHER WITH THE
SOLES OF THEIR FEET TOUCHING. THIS IS THE FIRST LEVEL
THAT JUMPERS MUST SUCCESSFULLY JUMP THROUGH
WITHOUT TOUCHING ANY OF THEIR BODY PARTS WITH
THOSE OF THE THORNS’ BODY PARTS.
•3) NEXT LEVEL THE TWO THORNS MUST ADJUST THEIR
DISTANCE A BIT TOWARDS EACH OTHER SO THEY CAN
COMFORTABLY AND SUCCESSFULLY CREATE LEVEL 2,
WHERE ONE OF “THORN A’S” FOOT IS USED AS BASE, AND
ANOTHER OF “THORN B’S” FOOT AS THE SECOND LEVEL
ABOVE THE BASE.
•3) NEXT LEVEL THE TWO THORNS MUST ADJUST THEIR DISTANCE A
BIT TOWARDS EACH OTHER SO THEY CAN COMFORTABLY AND
SUCCESSFULLY CREATE LEVEL 2, WHERE ONE OF “THORN A’S” FOOT IS
USED AS BASE, AND ANOTHER OF “THORN B’S” FOOT AS THE SECOND
LEVEL ABOVE THE BASE.

•4) THEN IT IS THORN A’S FOOT AS BASE, THORN B’S FOOT AS SECOND
LAYER OF BASE THEN THORN A’S OTHER FOOT AS 3RD LEVEL..
•5) THEN IS BOTH A AND B’S FEET ALTERNATING TO CREATE LEVEL 4.
THEN IT IS ALL FOUR FEET PLUS THORN A’S HAND: LEVEL 5.
A & B’S FEET AND ONE HAND EACH: LEVEL 6.
A& B’S FEET AND TWO OF A’S HANDS AND B’S ONE HAND:
LEVEL 7.
FINALLY LEVEL 8 HAS ALL FOUR HANDS AND FEET
ALTERNATING.
• 6) SUCCESSFUL JUMPERS ARE CLEARED AND PASS ON TO THE NEXT LEVEL. THE
GROUP DECIDES HOW MANY TRIES WILL BE GIVEN FOR EACH ATTEMPT. FOR
EXAMPLE, YOU GET ONE MORE TRY. SO IF YOU WERE UNSUCCESSFUL THE FIRST
ATTEMPT, YOU STEP ASIDE AND WAIT TILL EVERYONE HAS THEIR TURN JUMPING
OVER THE “THORNS”. AFTER THIS, ALL THE UNSUCCESSFUL ONES TAKE THEIR
SECOND ATTEMPT. IF YOU STILL DID NOT CLEAR THAT LEVEL, YOU ARE OUT OF THE
GAME AND SPEND THE REMAINING TIME WATCHING THE REST OF THE KIDS
COMPLETE ALL THE ROUNDS. THEN YOU ARE CANDIDATE FOR THE THORNS SO THAT
THE THORNS OF THE CURRENT GAME CAN TAKE THEIR TURN AS JUMPERS IN THE
NEXT GAME.
 4. WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OR THE
GOAL OF THIS GAME?
•THE PURPOSE OF THIS GAME IS TO CHALLENGE THE
PLAYERS’ JUMPING ‘HEIGHT’. THE PURPOSE OF THIS GAME
IS ALSO TO HAVE FUN.
5. WHAT ARE THE TIPS YOU CAN GIVE
TO WIN THIS GAME?
•THE TIP I COULD GIVE IS TO JUMP HIGHER BY BEND AT
YOUR HIPS AND KNEES, PUSH YOURSELF TO A STANDING
POSITION AS YOU THRUST YOUR HIPS FORWARD, AND
LOWER YOURSELF INTO A SQUAT, AND THEN JUMP AS HIGH
AS YOU CAN. TO BUILD MOMENTUM.
THE END