In between times during the effort to pursue a dream to give form to the richness of pencak silat so that it may one day be competetive on the levels of an Asian Games or even as an Olympic event, the prime figures of the silat world have allowed other aspects contained within the art [...]

The History of the Aliran (style) of Betawi silat, Jiencin
In the past, silat wasn’t a widely recognised word to describe the indiginous martial arts. People (in the Sunda area) called it maen pukul , which literally translates as maen=playing and pukul=hit or to hit.
About two weeks ago, a heavy rain drenched the pavillion with woven [...]

Surau Sumber Gerak - The place of devotion, from where the source of movement comes. Locks are the distinctive feature of gerak silek Kumango.

Translation note: Silek means silat in the traditional language of Minangkabau, West Sumatera in Indonesia. Gerak means movement in Indonesian and Surau indicates a communal place of devotion e.g. the place to [...]