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  2. Pencak silat - Wikipedia

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    Java's western region was the first area from which pencak silat spread out of Sumatra. The Sundanese pencak silat of West Java may be called silat Sunda or silat Bandung. In the Sundanese language they are generically referred to as penca (dialect form of pencak), ameng, ulin or maen po (from the word main meaning "play"). Ameng is the more ...

  3. Silat - Wikipedia

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    The term pencak silat has been adopted globally in reference to professional competitive silat for sport, similar to the Chinese word wushu. Regional dialect names include penca ( West Java ), dika or padik (Thailand), silek (the Minangkabau pronunciation of silat), main-po or maen po (in the lower speech of Sundanese ), and gayong or gayung ...

  4. Indonesian martial arts - Wikipedia

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    Pencak silat is a compound of the two most commonly used words for martial arts in Indonesia. Pencak was the term used in central and east Java, while silat was used in Sumatra and Borneo. In modern usage, pencak and silat are seen as being two aspects of the same practice. Pencak is the essence of training, the outward aspect of the art.

  5. Minangkabau culture - Wikipedia

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    Silek or Silat Minangkabau is a traditional martial art of cultural heritage of our forefathers of the nation of Indonesia. Silek or Silat Minangkabau is a martial art owned by the people of Minangkabau, West Sumatra, Indonesia. The Minangkabau people have had the character of like to wander since hundreds of years ago.

  6. Merantau - Wikipedia

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    Yuda is a Minangkabau from West Sumatra and an expert in silat. As part of the merantau (journeying) tradition, he leaves his home to seek a career outside his hometown. He plans to teach silat to the children in Jakarta. On his bus journey, he meets Eric, another silat expert.

  7. Styles of silat - Wikipedia

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    Silat is a generic name for the martial arts of certain countries in Southeast Asia. There is untold number of Silat systems in Maritime Southeast Asia , with there being over 150 styles recognized styles of pencak silat in Indonesia, [ 1 ] and more in aboard.

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  9. Silat Melayu - Wikipedia

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    Silat Melayu (Jawi: سيلت ملايو ‎), also known as Seni Persilatan Melayu [1] ('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 to strike assaults, either with or without weapons.