A Geek in Indonesia by Tim Hannigan

Author:Tim Hannigan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Published: 2018-04-04T16:00:00+00:00

The Pasola in Sumba.

Madura bull racing.

Pencak Silat

Besides soccer, badminton—and perhaps competitive surfing—Indonesia’s only other obvious contender for status of “national sport” is the martial art known as pencak silat. This name is actually a catch-all term for the dozens of traditional fighting styles to be found in Indonesia. Virtually every region and ethnic group has its own martial traditions, and pencak silat features a huge diversity of styles and techniques, both armed and unarmed. However, virtually all these regional varieties have traditionally been seen as more than mere sports or martial skills: at its highest level pencak silat is usually regarded as having a spiritual element, and the greatest masters are often rumored to have skills that stray into the realms of the supernatural.

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