▁Stand ing ▁foot age , ▁to ▁the ▁far mers ▁watching ▁the ▁sport ▁and ▁che ering ▁on ▁the ▁s idel ines , ▁it ▁is ▁simply ▁an ▁ordinary ▁sight ▁common ▁to ▁their ▁particular ▁village , ▁much ▁like ▁Sab ong ▁( cock f ight ing ) ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines . ▁ ▁Sport ▁S ik aran ▁util izes ▁only ▁the ▁feet ▁as ▁a ▁rule ▁for ▁sport , ▁and ▁the ▁hands ▁are ▁only ▁used ▁for ▁blocking . ▁The ▁player ▁uses ▁his ▁legs ▁ 9 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁time ▁and ▁his ▁hands ▁ 1 0 %, ▁and ▁only ▁for ▁blocking ▁or ▁par ry ing ▁blow s . ▁Vi olation ▁of ▁this ▁inj unction , ▁especially ▁in ▁tournament s , ▁is ▁ground ▁for ▁dis qual ification . ▁ ▁The ▁entry ▁of ▁S ik aran ▁in ▁tournament s , ▁particularly ▁those ▁of ▁international ▁cal ib re , ▁pres aged ▁certain ▁modifications , ▁if ▁innov ations , ▁of ▁its ▁original ▁rules , ▁like ▁the ▁setting ▁of ▁a ▁time ▁limit ▁and ▁w iden ing ▁of ▁the ▁fighting ▁area ▁into ▁twice ▁the ▁size ▁required ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁ar ena , ▁and ▁the ▁we aring ▁of ▁arm or ▁for ▁safety ▁reasons ▁as ▁it ▁is ▁played ▁full ▁contact ▁and ▁bare - ch ested ▁with ▁no ▁arm our ▁or ▁gro ingu ard ▁in ▁the ▁original ▁province . ▁( Fil ip ino ▁mart ial ▁artists ▁from ▁more ▁mod est ▁means ▁generally ▁have ▁no ▁such ▁access ▁to ▁these ▁Western ▁access ories ) ▁ ▁Global ▁Exp ansion ▁S ik aran ▁began ▁growing ▁glob ally ▁after