What is "cuju"

n. An ancient Chinese ball game involving kicking a ball through an opening into a net.

Cuju, or Tsu' Chu, is an ancient Chinese ball game, Cantonese "chuk-ko". It is a competitive game that involves kicking a ball through an opening into a net. The use of hands is not allowed. It is seen by FIFA as the earliest form of football for which there is evidence, being first mentioned as an exercise in a military work from 3rd–2nd century BC whilst recognising modern football codes were developed from " mob football" games that have no historical connection to cuju. Cuju is a competitive sport which originated in China and was also played in Korea, Japan and Vietnam. The Japanese word for cuju is kemari which is still practiced in Kyoto and some other shrines in Japan.