Silat
is the collective term for a class of indigenous martial arts from the Nusantara and surrounding geocultural areas of Southeast Asia. It is traditionally practised in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Southern Thailand, Southern Philip ...
is a generic name for the martial arts of certain countries in
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southeastern Asia, South-eastern Asia or SEA, is the geographical United Nations geoscheme for Asia#South-eastern Asia, south-eastern region of Asia, consistin ...
. There is untold number of Silat systems in
Maritime Southeast Asia
Maritime Southeast Asia comprises the countries of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and East Timor. Maritime Southeast Asia is sometimes also referred to as Island Southeast Asia, Insular Southeast Asia or Oceanic Sout ...
, with there being over 150 styles recognized styles of pencak silat in Indonesia,
and more in aboard.
Most Silat styles can be roughly categorized into
Pencak Silat (from the
Indonesian Archipelago
The islands of Indonesia, also known as the Indonesian Archipelago ( id, Kepulauan Indonesia) or Nusantara, may refer either to the islands comprising the country of Indonesia or to the geographical groups which include its islands.
History ...
especially
Java
Java (; id, Jawa, ; jv, ꦗꦮ; su, ) is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea to the north. With a population of 151.6 million people, Java is the world's List ...
) and
Silat Melayu
Silat Melayu ( Jawi: ), also known as ''Seni Persilatan Melayu'' ('art of Malay Silat') or simply ''Silat'', is a combative art of self-defence from the Malay world, that employs ''langkah'' ('steps') and ''jurus'' ('movements') to ward off or ...
(from
Malay Peninsula
The Malay Peninsula (Malay: ''Semenanjung Tanah Melayu'') is a peninsula in Mainland Southeast Asia. The landmass runs approximately north–south, and at its terminus, it is the southernmost point of the Asian continental mainland. The area ...
and
Sumatra
Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the sixth-largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 (182,812 mi.2), not including adjacent i ...
).
Perguruan silat yang ada di Sulawesi Selatan Makassar juga banyak memberikan sumbangsi dalam perolehan perkembangan seni beladiri ini.
Pencak Silat
Minangkabau
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Silat Harimau
''Silat Harimau'' (Minangkabau language, Minangkabau: ''Silek Harimau'', Indonesian language, Indonesian: ''Pencak Silat Harimau'') is a Minangkabau people, Minangkabau style of pencak silat originating from West Sumatra, Indonesia. Silat Harima ...
Java
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Tapak Suci
Tapak Suci Putera Muhammadiyah (), shortened as Tapak Suci, is an autonomous pencak silat martial arts organization of Muhammadiyah, the second largest modernist Muslim organization in Indonesia. Tapak Suci is one of the ten 'historic schools' o ...
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Inti Ombak
Inti Ombak is a style of pencak silat which blends martial arts descended from the Mataram Kingdom of Central Java with those hailing from the island of Madura. In English it is often abbreviated to IOPS, short for "Inti Ombak Pencak Silat". The ...
*Perisai Diri
Betawi
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Cingkrik
Cingkrik Silat is one of the traditional pencak silat ( Betawi: ''maen pukul'') styles of the Betawinese. This style originally came from the Rawa Belong area, which is now part of the Kebon Jeruk subdistrict, West Jakarta, Indonesia. This styl ...
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Beksi Beksi Silat is one of the most popular traditional martial arts ( Betawi: ''maen pukul'') of the Betawinese. This kuntao-silat hybrid style was originally developed in Kampung Dadap, a village in Kosambi district of Tangerang Regency, Banten Provin ...
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Kwitang
Kwitang is an administrative village (''kelurahan'') in the subdistrict (''kecamatan'') of Senen, Central Jakarta. It is one of the historic administrative village of Jakarta. The boundary of Kwitang is the Ciliwung to the west, Jalan Kramat Kwita ...
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Sabeni
Silat Sabeni Tenabang (''Sabeni Silat of Tenabang''), often shortened as Sabeni silat, is one of the Betawinese pencak silat ( Betawi: ''maen pukulan'') styles. The style was created by its eponymous founder Sabeni bin Canam around the end of th ...
Bali
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Bakti Negara
Bakti Negara is a style of pencak silat from Bali. It is firmly rooted in old Balinese Hinduism and philosophies of Indonesia. The name means "national devotion", from the Sanskrit words ''bhakti'' (devotion) and ''nagara'' (country). It is the m ...
Other
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Tunggal Hati Seminari
Tunggal Hati Seminari (THS) is a style of pencak silat from Indonesia. It incorporates Catholic teachings and embraces the motto ''Pro Patria et Ecclesia'', meaning "for the nation and the church", and the slogan ''Fortiter in Re Suaviter in Mo ...
Silat Melayu
Silat Melayu ( Jawi: ), also known as ''Seni Persilatan Melayu'' ('art of Malay Silat') or simply ''Silat'', is a combative art of self-defence from the Malay world, that employs ''langkah'' ('steps') and ''jurus'' ('movements') to ward off or ...
Malaysia
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Seni Gayong
Seni Gayong is a style of silat from Malaysia. It was the first martial arts association to be registered in the country, and is now the biggest and most internationally known Malaysian silat discipline. Gayong is overseen by the ''Pertubuhan Sila ...
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Seni Gayung Fatani
Seni Gayung Fatani is a martial art, specifically a style of ''silat'' from Malaysia based on the art of war, the combination punch and kick striking, joint-locking and grappling techniques, and various type of melee weapon. In Malay, the word '' ...
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Lian Padukan
Lian Padukan is an offensive martial art that specialises in close-range striking. It is one of Malaysia's biggest silat schools and also the most well-known variant of lian or buah pukul. Because of their shared Yunnan origin, lian padukan is ve ...
Thailand
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Silat Pattani
Silat Patani ( th, silat Pattani, ms, silat Patani) is a style of silat originating in the Pattani kingdom, now a state of Thailand. It is primarily practiced in northern Malaysia and southern Thailand. The art is also known as silat tua (old sila ...
Other
Europe
* Perisai Diri
References
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