Show this to someone with no context and they will assume it is from a martial arts film with a generous stunt budget.
Sepak takraw asks players to kick a rattan ball over a net using bicycle kicks and mid-air contortions that look computer-generated in still photos. Here two players tangle over the net, one inverted, one horizontal, limbs disagreeing about whose is whose. The net sits at about 1.52 meters for men, and players launch their whole bodies above it to strike the ball. Landing is part of the skill. Landing on each other is part of the entertainment.
Sepak takraw rewards the spectacular: a clean overhead spike scores the same as an ugly one, so players choose spectacular every time. Gravity collects its fee on the landing. This frame is the invoice.
