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PENCAK SILAT

Pencak Silat or Silat is a martial art that originated from Southeast Asia . This martial art is widely known in Indonesia , Malaysia , Brunei , and Singapore , the southern Philippines , and southern Thailand in accordance with the spread of ethnic Malay archipelago. Thanks to the role of the coach from Indonesia , currently Vietnam also has a formidable fighter - fighter .

Parent martial arts organization in Indonesia is the Indonesian Pencak Silat Association ( IPSI ) . An organization that embodies martial arts federations in various countries is the Guild Pencak Silat Among Nations ( Persilat ) , which was formed by Indonesia , Singapore , Malaysia and Brunei Darussalam .

Silat is expected to spread in the archipelago since the 7th century BC , but their origin could not be ascertained . The origin of martial arts in this archipelago skill probably evolved from indigenous tribes Indonesia in the hunt and fight with machetes , shields , and spears , [ citation needed ] for example as in the tradition of Nias tribe , which until the 20th century relatively unscathed influence outside.

Martial tradition passed down orally and spread from mouth to mouth , taught from teacher to pupil , so the written records of the origin of martial arts is hard to find . Martial arts history told through legends that vary from one region to another . Minangkabau legends , silat ( Minangkabau language : Silek ) created by Datuk Suri Kings of Pariangan , Tanah Datar at the foot of Mount Merapi in the 11th century . [ 1 ] Later Silek taken and developed by the Minang people throughout Southeast Asia . Similarly, the folklore of the origin of martial arts Cimande flow , which tells of a woman who modeled the movement of a fight between a tiger and a monkey . Each area generally has a martial character ( warrior ) to be proud of , for example Pitung , Hang Tuah , and Gajah Mada .