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Pencak silat (Indonesian pronunciation: [ˈpənt͡ʃaʔ ˈsilat]; in Western writings sometimes spelled "pentjak silat" or phonetically as "penchak silat") is an umbrella term for a class of related Indonesian martial arts.
The word Pencak silat has been adopted globally in reference to professional competitive silat for sport, similar to the Chinese word wushu. Regional dialect names include penca ( West Java ), dika or padik (Thailand), silek (the Minangkabau pronunciation of silat), main-po or maen po (in the lower speech of Sundanese ), and gayong or gayung ...
Among silat practitioners, the chabang is known as the king of weapons because of its usefulness when defending against blades. Kipas The kipas is a folding fan usually made of bamboo , while more combat-worthy fans are constructed from harder wood or iron.
Silat is a generic name for the martial arts of certain countries in Southeast Asia. There is untold number of Silat systems in Maritime Southeast Asia , with there being over 150 styles recognized styles of pencak silat in Indonesia, [ 1 ] and more in aboard.
The International Pencak Silat Federation (IPSF) is the largest international governing body of competitive pencak silat (aka sport silat) with 66 member countries. [3] IPSF is the only pencak silat organization recognised by the Olympic Council of Asia and has more than five million members. [4]
Silat Harimau is a variation of silek, a type of Indonesian pencak silat that originates from the Minangkabau culture in West Sumatra. Silat Harimau was first created in the Pariangan area, in 1119 by Datuk Suri Dirajo. At that time, Datuk Suri Diarjo trained the royal troops with various different silat styles, because in ancient times the ...
This is the complete list of Asian Games medalists in pencak silat on 2018. [1] Men. Seni. Tunggal. Games Gold Silver Bronze 2018 Jakarta–Palembang ...
The Pencak silat competition at the 2018 Asian Games was held in Jakarta, Indonesia from 23 to 29 August 2018 at Pencak Silat Arena (Padepokan) inside the Taman Mini Indonesia Indah in East Jakarta. This sport is popular in Southeast Asia. [1] Hosts Indonesia won 14 out of the 16 gold medals, and Vietnam won the remaining two.