The Jago in Literary Tradition: Upholding the Ideal Image of Pencak Silat
Before beginning the discussion of jago and the role they played in the colonial period, we must first explore the meaning of the term “jago”…
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The ‘Jago’ : Friend or Foe?
That day was the end of Pitung’s life, but because of his good deeds towards those in need, Pitung will always be remembered as the…
Pencak Silat Competition
Adapted from Notosuyitno in ‘Miscellaneous Pencak Silat’ 1999:28-30. Pencak Silat competition is one of the means to perpepuate, develop and socialize pencak silat and to…
Maha Guru or Guru Besar
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 of…
Life of Pak Kahir
Life of Pak Kahir (An excerpt translated from Gema Pencak Silat Vol.3 No. 1:18-19) The founder of Silat Cimande, Pak Kahir, first became known as…
Kuntao is not Self-defense
“Kuntao is not self-defense”. This sentence may sound strange to us, but according to Liem Yoe Kiong (1960:215) it has some value if the name…
Kejawen and Islam
Why Islam in Java often contains traditional Javanese beliefs (kejawen)? Let’s me try to explain first what kejawen actually is. Kejawen or kejawaan can be…
About the Indonesian Pencak Silat Organization (IPSI) and the International Pencak Silat Federation (PERSILAT)
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…