KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 23 (Bernama) -- The variety of techniques in silat clearly piqued the interest of a Kedah-born Indian youth to venture into this heritage martial art that is more synonymous with the ...

Although better known as a martial art, Pencak Silat is a long-standing tradition that – in addition to its sporting aspect – encompasses mental-spiritual, self-defence and artistic aspects. The moves ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Pencak Silat martial art has been identified as the world’s cultural heritage during UNESCO’s 14th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible ...

Pencak Silat is one of the new additions to the 18th Asian Games, which will be grouped under the Martial Arts events. It shares a place on the events list alongside other new additions like Wushu, ...

The Indonesian embassy in Doha, in collaboration with Qatar Museums, Qatar Foundation and with the support of the Indonesian Community Association in Qatar (Permiqa) as well as the ministry of ...

PIKIRAN RAKYAT - Pencak Silat, a traditional martial art deeply intertwined with Indonesian culture, has a rich and extensive history in West Java, known as Pasundan. The art's roots can be traced ...

JAKARTA: “Daasshh!” Mr Zakaria, a 90-year-old Indonesian pencak silat master exclaimed as he kicked his right leg high into the air, showing off his martial art skills. Mr Zakaria, who goes by one ...

raditional Indonesian martial art pencak silat was added to UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in Bogota, Colombia, on Thursday local time. The announcement ...

This year’s Asian Games – which is going to be the second-largest edition of the quadrennial event with over 460 events – will have mainstream martial arts like Karate and Judo to lesser known forms ...