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Jakarta, Kemendikbud —- Direktur Jenderal Kebudayaan, Hilmar Farid mengapresiasi berbagai pihak yang telah memperjuangkan tradisi pencak silat masuk ke dalam Daftar Representatif Warisan Budaya Takbenda untuk Kemanusiaan oleh United Nations of Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). "Prosesnya panjang, 2017 secara formal Kemendikbud membawa usulan masyarakat kepada UNESCO agar pencak silat dimasukkan dalam daftar representatif warisan budaya takbenda untuk kemanusiaan," katanya saat memberikan keterangan pers dalam taklimat media di kantor Kemendikbud, Jakarta (13/12/2019). “Pengusulan (tradisi) pencak silat untuk dimasukkan ke dalam representative list UNESCO dimulai dari inisiatif komunitas yang terdiri atas Masyarakat Pencak Silat Indonesia (MASPI), perwakilan perguruan dari Sumatera Barat, Jawa Barat, DKI Jakarta, Banten, Jawa Tengah, Jawa Timur, dan Bali, dengan dukungan penuh dari Direktorat Jenderal Kebudayaan, Kementerian Pendidikan dan...

Despite the fact that the sport now has roots in 40 countries around the world, pencak silat, a traditional martial art, is dying a slow death in its homeland: Indonesia. Eddie Marzoeki Nalapraya, known as the country’s father of pencak silat development, expressed hope that the government would p rovide financial support to rejuvenate the neglected discipline. “It is about time we received support as we’ve been building padepokan [pencak silat facilities] for the past 30 years without any assistance from the government,” Eddie said at a media conference to announce the 14th Pencak Silat World Championship to be hosted from Dec. 12 to 17 at Padepokan Pencak Silat Indonesia in East Jakarta. There are hundreds of pencak silat schools scattered around the archipelago, but less than 30 padepokan are qualified to hold training sessions. “Supporting pencak silat means both developing the sport and also preserving our culture,” Eddie said, adding that he was concerned about the Korean governm...

The Jawara and Pencak Silat Culture The Sundanesse term Jawara points to central tensions within pencak silat culture between issues of knowledges, power, authority and criminality. In common usage the world jawara has the meaning of a”champion”, an expert at fighting, or indeed anyone who has made a name for themselves in a particular field. In contemporary Sundanese society it is often interchanged with jago, jeger, garong and preman, covering a range of meanings from ‘champion’ and ‘tough’ through to ‘robber’ and ‘ hoodlum’. The Pendekar is the pinnacle of pencak silat culture. Traditionaly it has been an honorific title conferred by society upon a master, not only due to martial skill, but also attributes. More recently the term has become an official title conferred by IPSI (Ikatan Pencak Silat Indonesia). The development of a hierarchical grading system among modern perguruan, modeled largely upon the Japanesse belt system, awards the title to those who have achieved a hig...

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By OYONG KARMAYUDA S.H. if we review the previous discussion, we can conclude that pencak silat involves four different functions: the development of mental and spiritual faculties, the mastery of self-defence, its aesthetic quality and its sporting element. If we view pencak silat as a unit, then all four of these functions become the different aspects or dimensions of pencak silat. An aspect or dimension is the observable façade of particular object. Thus, if pencak silat is that object in question, it has four faces of the same shape and measurement. All four can be differentiated but cannot be separated and creates a solid unity of function. Pencak silat with all four aspects and philosophies is taught to prospective members of society through selection, endurance trials and tests of will because of the danger involved if it were to be mastered by the irresponsible. These screening processes are directly connected to the prospective student’s mental attitude. Pencak silat is taug...

Pencak Silat is the martial art of Indonesia. It is an effective form of self-defense, in which the user employs among others punches, chops, kicks, clamps, leg sweeps and scissors techniques. Pencak Silat is characterized by graceful execution, distraction of the opponent with threatening moves and rapid surprise attacks. But Pencak Silat is more than just a form of self-defense or a fighting art. It is a complete system of personal development, with its own philosophy and code of ethics. As such, it can serve as a development path for those who wish to practice this fighting art. In Indonesia, some 16 million people practice one of the approximately 800 styles of Pencak Silat, a number of which have spread outside Indonesia in the second half of the 20th century. Concepts Opinions vary as to the exact meaning and origin of the terms “Pencak” and “Silat”, most likely because of the large number of languages spoken in the Indonesian Archipelago. “Pencak” is usually explained as “skilf...