Many of the readers may wonder what pencak silat actually is. In the Philippines, with its many martial arts forms, pencak silat is still relatively unknown. And yet, pencak silat is part of our common Malay culture which covers Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei Darussalam, the Philippines and some small islands close to them. In all [...]
by O’ong Maryono
What is IPSI and how it was started?
The Ikatan Pencak Silat Indonesia (IPSI) or Indonesian Pencak Silat Organization is a national umbrella organization for Indonesian pencak silat schools. It was funded in 1948 after [...]
By : Oong Maryono
According to the Bahasa Indonesia dictionary, ‘guru’ is a person who has teaching as profession. ‘maha‘ originally derives from Sanskrit, meaning ‘great/big’. Therefore ‘mahaguru‘ is synonym [...]
The martial arts styles found in the area of Jakarta (previously known as Batavia) have played an important role in the development and dynamic of this city since before it became a the modern metropolis it is today. Historically, Jakarta has been the melting pot for various cultures and nationalities from all over Southeast Asia [...]
Fewer of the younger generation are paying attention to this traditional style of silat.
The old man climbed the steps, occassionaly appearing a little off balance. His thin body bowed slightly forward when he stood, however as soon as the drums began to beat, he moved with suprising alacrity setting up his attack. While his [...]
Sabandar silat players do not only emphasise speed and strength in a fight.
His body appears fragile. His back is slightly bent. When he walks, his steps appear uncertain/rickety. Wak Entir’s (who is 92 y.o.) physical condition could give rise to some concern. In addition to that only one eye is open. His hearing too is [...]
Have you ever seen how beautifully the Aikido expert manipulates his opponent’s energy until he falls down? In several styles of Silat, the concept of “flowing” with the opponent’s energy isn’t alien at all. For example, the technique called ‘buang kelid” or piceunan in Sundanese, is an essential technique that illustrates this concept. the Cikalong [...]
Pencak Silat’s Artistic Aspect & Pencak Silat “Dance”
One of the most important things in Pencak Silat is the artistic aspect. In west Java, already well known is the Ibing Pencak Silat. This is sometimes mistakenly considered a dance but there exists a significant difference between Pencak Silat dance and Ibing Pencak Silat.
Pencak Silat dance is [...]
By Amal Ihsan - Koran Tempo October 7, 2006
Do you remember Pitung? The exploits of this Betawi rebel leader of the past have been portrayed through a film starring Dicky Zulkarnaen. Although many people certainly know about this heartbreaker, not many know about Cingkrik.
Cingkrik is one of the Betawi silat styles. Because many of the [...]
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 [...]
by O’ong Maryono
The Javanese ethnic group originally lived in East and Central Java. Javaneses are the largest ethnic group in Indonesia and today are spread all over the archipelago. It is estimated that they are about 130.000.000. They have their own culture and their own philosophy of life or cosmology, which is called kejawen. The [...]
