Rapid Journal

Rapid Journal Vol.7  No.3  (Book 25  2003: 46)

Under the leadership of Mr. Wongosonegoro (1948-1973), Tjokopranolo (1973-1978) and Eddie M. Nalapraya (1978-2003), and with the support of the government and President Soeharto as…

Rapid Journal Vol.7  No.2  (Book 24  2002: 44, 37)

In the previous edition, we have seen how the founders and board members of IPSI aimed at standardizing ‘pencak silat’ on the assumption that its…

Rapid Journal Vol.7  No.1  (Book 23  2002: 40-41, 39)

In the previous edition, I concluded by mentioning that on December 21-23, 1950, the second IPSI congress was held in Yogyakarta to strengthen the organization…

Rapid Journal Vol.6  No.4  (Book 22  2002: 38-39)

Efforts to revamp pencak silat were badly needed in the early years of the Republic. Manyperguruan were no longer functioning, and many leaders and masters…

Rapid Journal Vol.6  No.3  (Book 21  2002: 36 – 38)

At the outset of the Japanese occupation, the military authority banned all socio-cultural activities (including pencak silat) that might endanger its future existence. Only after…

Rapid Journal Vol.6  No.2  (Book 20  1999: 42 – 43)

The reputation of pencak silat began to improve in the early 20th century with the emergence of the Etische Politiek or Ethical Policy, which aimed…

Rapid Journal Vol.6  No.1  (Book 19  2001: 40 – 41)

Discussion of pencak silat during the time of the Dutch-East Indies would not be complete without bringing up the issue of ‘jago’: a pencak silat…

Rapid Journal Vol.5  No.4  (Book 18  2001: 42 – 43)

At the beginning of the colonial period, pencak silat continued to expand to all outlying areas of the archipelago, as a result of greater, large-scale…

Rapid Journal Vol.5  No.3  (Book 17  2001: 37 – 39)

Beginning in 1598, Dutch traders came to the islands of the archipelago and tried to gain control of the spice trade, competing with local authorities…

Rapid Journal Vol.5  No.2  (Book 16  2000: 35 – 37)

Changes in the function of pencak silat came about in line with the gradual transformation of it surrounding society, and was initiated in the two…

Rapid Journal Vol.5  No.1  (Book 15  2000: 40 – 41)

Continuing our travel through time, it is important to pose to discuss the Majapahit Empire, between the XIII and the XVI century, since this was…

Rapid Journal Vol.4  No.4  (Book 14  2000: 40 – 41)

As we discussed in the previous article (O’ong Maryono 1999:38-39), Malay myths concur that pencak silat was originally developed by tribal groups in the archipelago…

Rapid Journal Vol.4  No.2  (Book 12  1999: 38 – 39)

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…