On the contrary, apart from the absolute necessity to employ the legs and feet in such a tough bodily sport for the ball, often without any rules for protection, it was no doubt recognized right from the beginning that the art of controlling the ball with the feet was very difficult and, as such, it required special technique and talent. The very earliest variation of the game for which there is some scientific evidence was an exercise of precisely this skilful technique dating back to the 2nd and 3rd centuries B.C. in China. A military manual dating from the period of the Han Dynasty includes among the physical education exercises, the "Tsu'Chu".

This consisted of kicking a leather ball filled with feathers and hair through an opening, measuring only Thirty to Forty cm wide, into a small net attached to long bamboo canes - a feat which obviously demanded excellent technique and a lot of skill. A variation of this exercise also existed, where the player was not allowed to aim at his target unimpeded, but had to use his feet, chest, back and shoulders whilst trying to hold off the attacks of his opponents.

Using the hands was not allowed. The ball artistry of today's best players is therefore not quite as new as some people may believe.

Another variation of the game, also originating in the Far East, was the Japanese Kemari, which dates from about five-hundred to six-hundred years later and is still played today. This is a type of circular football game, far less spectacular, but, for that reason, a 'more dignified and ceremonious experience, requiring certain skills, but not competitive ' in the way the Chinese game was, nor is there the slightest sign of struggle for possession of the ball.

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