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The document summarizes the traditional Filipino children's game of Luksong Tinik. Luksong Tinik involves jumping over obstacles formed by other players' hands and feet. Teams take turns attempting jumps to avoid hitting the obstacles. If a player commits a fault by hitting the obstacles, their mother must successfully jump in their place. The game provides exercise and develops strategy, teamwork and new friendships for children.

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Luksong Tinik

The document summarizes the traditional Filipino children's game of Luksong Tinik. Luksong Tinik involves jumping over obstacles formed by other players' hands and feet. Teams take turns attempting jumps to avoid hitting the obstacles. If a player commits a fault by hitting the obstacles, their mother must successfully jump in their place. The game provides exercise and develops strategy, teamwork and new friendships for children.

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SAN CARLOS COLLEGE

FOUNDED 1946 (PIEAS)

Mabini St., San Carlos City, Pangasinan


College of Accountancy and Business Administration
A.Y. 2022 - 2023

LUKSONG - TINIK
(Jump over Thorns)

Luksong Tinik literally means “jumping over thorns” in English. It is an old Philippine game
that many children like simply because it has everything that makes a jumping contest exciting.
Luksong Tinik involves jumping over an obstacle.

Playing this childhood game has lots of good benefits such as, you can burn some calories to
become healthy, practice your strategy and team play in order to win the game, earn and win
new or a lifetime friends, and the most important is you will surely enjoy the game.

Type of game: outdoor

Equipment: None, but legs and hands

Skills required: Power


Number of players: 4 to 8 players

The Mechanics of Luksong Tinik

The objective of the game is for all players in a team to jump over the height of the piled
hands of the opposing team. A player must avoid hitting the piled hands with any part of his
body or clothing. The two mothers are expected to be high jumpers. The first to jump is
decided by the mothers by tossing a slipper. The mother whose team wins the toss will have
the first jump. The other team serves as the taya (on base) and forms the tinik (thorns) with
their feet and hands.

1. Two players on the base sit facing each other, putting a foot forward and touching the
other player’s foot.
2. Then, each member of the other team starts jumping over the feet.
3. When all members are done jumping over the feet, the players on the base add a hand
at a time. The palm and fingers are open wide above their feet. The same process is
repeated until all the base players have piled their hands over.
4. When all the jumpers have successfully jumped over without hitting the hands of the
base players, the game is repeated with the jumpers leaping over again.
5. If the mother’s children hit the hands of the base players, it’s considered a “fault” (an
error). The mother then jumps for the erring child.
6. If the mother fails in making a successful jump, it’s time for the base players to take the
jump.

Submitted by: Group 3

Members:

24 Garcia, Warren S.

25 Hermogeno, Joshua D.

26 Layno, Miracle Xyran Faye

27 Malicdem, Donalyn D.

28 Masiglat, Cyron B.

29 Mendoza II, Alejandro G.

30 Menor, Katherine R.

31 Munoz, Patricia Lee

32 Paningbatan, Wenziel P.

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