Pencak silat had spread out particularly in Indonesia. Basically even still exist however, in actual not much activities indeed and tend not shining as expected. Especially traditional pencak silat.

Factors that influences in Drawn of pencak silat

Leaving off the main function of pencak silat, Anybody knows, pencak silat is an Indonesian tradisional martial art. IPSI (Indonesian pencak silat Asscociation) had took pencak silat into sport and promote internationally and trigering young generation (pupil & student) to know silat.

Competition rules had adopted as ways to have affair appraisal. Eventually silat missed out of self-defense character, because prestige is become a prime target. Wining the competition

Leaving off root of self-defense

Point view part of Indonesian people assumes that pencak silat is like art of dancing. Not as pure a self-defense. Almost traditional pencak silat styles has never competes in regard to the rules adopted by IPSI which is concern to the athlete safety.
Actually pencak silat fist styles is providing self-defense technique which is able to protect against opponent hits. The fist styles could be bearing same philosophy with overseas martial art.

Egoism & Fanatics.

In fact, fanatics is one of mandatory which is pasted for everyone who are studied pencak silat. The pesilat (pendekar) is titled by their Guru. So the pendekar should loyal to his Guru and try the best effort to maintain both reputation and the guru’s honor Repentances, fanatics will develop over confidence and coming as boomerang for pencak silat educational institutions shut from their environment.

No mutual understanding, no cooperation among other pencak silat educational institutions. Its look like “Berlin wall” which is isolates their mindset. Consciousness or unconsciousness, egoism and fanatics become a stumbling block for pencak silat progressists.

Its mandatory for any pesilat are deeply knows origination their educational institutions (perguruan), regardless how far reputation of the perguruan. This is a positive fanatics for self appraisal which is stirrup pesilat for optimization what they got from the perguruan. Eventually broaden their mindset to know more deep about pencak silat.

Regrettably a fanaticism become boomerang for pesilat. The fanatics growing up in general influence going to introvert in almost pesilat. No breakthrough to create inter relation in between perguruan.
When the fanatics has embedded, the perguruan silat (silat educational institution) will shutting down from silat environment, and fells their own perguruan is best of the best.

What is our dream. Silat as traditional martial art, should have preservation. Good relationship among perguruan highly expeted. Difference style coming as prosperity. Broaden mindset and living in harmony.

Author : Yanweka
Translated by : Bambang Sarkoro
Source : Sahabatsilat.com