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Sikaran. As Sikaran continuous- a game in which the strong men Another style used by the players
ly evolve another animal which are on top and the loser is under is known “Labanan sa Suga o Lu-
they constantly observe was the and he will kick the strong men bid” here the two opponents with
horse. They studied its moves and up to the time he reaches the a string attached to their hips
they learned the double alternat- top of “Hagdang Bato.” The next with the size or distance of three
ing front kick they combined the game is known as “Isa Laban sa (siko), this is a game of accumula-
prowess of the chicken “labuyo” Dalawa,” one against two. They tion of points by pinning the play-
and the horse and the result will fight in a circle with a size of ers down or making them accept
is“Dublihang Sikad Paharap.” Or eight foot diameter. Whoever will defeat. They can pull the string to
dambang paharap. be able to deliver the strongest make the opponents come closer.
kick the body and cause outside
There was a saying in the older the circle will be declared the
times that goes “Huwag kang du- winner.
mikit sa baka o kabayo baka ma- THE ORIGIN OF
sikaran ka” which means, “Don’t Many years had passed and the
get near the cow or the horse or farmers developed ways of play- BIAKID
you might be kicked.” The say- ing Sikaran. They discovered a
ing has its roots that the animals kick pattern using the sickle as When the folks of Baras discov-
which were not domesticated a model. It is a combination of ered Sikaran, teenagers and al-
were usually ferocious. the horse kick and the use of the most all folks who were strongly
sickle for gathering palay in the built play the sports. They joined
The farmers of Baras used to field. The kick that was devel- the different competitions wheth-
work in the fields and mountains oped is like the use of gathering er it was rainy or dry season. It
and their source of livelihood is palay using a sickle and burying was also the time for the males
planting, and kaingin (slash and the palay in water and makes to show off to the females. They
burn). Barrio Lagundi was the an upward movement. By using enjoy the games especially if the
boundary of Baras and they in- this sickle kick the feet is free to women of the barrio were watch-
vited farmers from Morong to move upward and free to kick the ing. They can’t accept that they
join the tournament. The ancient opponent. The other movement will lose the game or be kicked in
name for Sikaran was “Panigga- that was patterned in the using any part of their bodies especially
ra.” On their vernacular dialect. of their daily living was “Sikad if they are being watched.
They had different competitions Palakol o Sikad Pasibak” axe The competition which was called
with the different Places of Baras, kick, this movement makes the Labanang Labo-Labo is a compe-
in Pulo, Patadyan, Suro-suro, Ba- feet to kick upward and strongly tition of three four, five or more
sud, Ulahang, Salang Bato,and bring it downward, it is either axe players they will play in a circle
Malalim, these were the places kick pointing outside or axe kick with the size of eight diameters
in which the competitions took pointing inside. and whoever will be forced out of
place. the circle will be the loser. It is the
The major kick of the art of most difficult game in Sikaran.
As years passed many forms of foot-fighting was known as “Bi- The game “Labo-Labo” became a
competitions were developed akid or Biyakid” it is a kick where mind boggling situation for the
such as “Patas na Labanan” two the center of the force is at the players of Sikaran. The space is
opponents draw a circle with a back of the heel. It is the most limited and it is quite difficult for
space of eight feet diameter. It powerful kick. It can be delivered the players to move and kick. In
was a competition between two in all angles, and controlled by those times to be declared as the
males with the same age and the hip, thigh and legs to the heel King of Sikaran is very coveted ti-
height. This is a game of accumu- and the back. The largest muscles tle for the males, but it is quite un-
lating points by hitting the other, that run in the body control the usual that the females also joined
if the opponent falls three times, kick. The farmers used this kick this tournament and proved
he loses the game. Another com- for sports and used it for self-de- themselves good in the Art of Si-
petition is known as “Labanang fense. karan.
Haragan” the competitors usu-
ally use the field with the size of The different styles of this game The Labanang Labo-labo paved
25 square feet. This is a game of evolved like “Labanang May the way for the game of Sikad Bi-
chasing up to the time that the Hangganan” opponents will fight akid. There were some modifica-
opponent will raise his hand as a inside the circle with the size of tions that took place in the game
symbol of defeat. eight feet in diameter.The weak and paved the way to the modern
ones who will be thrown out of Sikaran.
The next game is known as “Par- the circle are the losers.
tida Laban” there are different
types “Labanan sa Hagdang Bato” APRIL/2018 29