Indonesia is a nation with full history. History of arts and culture.
History of national struggle. Before Indonesia gained independence, the people
struggling from Portuguese, colonial Netherlands and Japanese, a variety of
mean and efforts to fights again colonial. With limited weapons and implements
of war, the people of Indonesia’s cooperation against colonialism. All the
techniques and tactics also are very simple armor finally Indonesia got
independence. Although it must be paid for with the blood and lives or our
fighters.
In Batavia ( Jakarta now ), the Dutch/Netherlands era, many people who
become warrior and hero, they have a
martial art called PENCAK SILAT. This martial art is very popular in the Dutch
era in Indonesia before.. The person who has parried divided two camp, one
defender common people called Jawara and another one that defends the
Dutch colonial in exchange of money for
money and live well. The winner of this martial art greatly feared the Dutch
colonial. Betawi Legend of the famous fighter silat such as SI Pitung and SI
Jampang. In his legend they always defend weak and common people to fight
against colonialism.
Pitung as a fighter of silat has History in Batavia. Pitung was born in
a village in Rawabelong Pengumben which at the moment are in the vicinity of
station Palmerah, his father was named Bung Pitung and his mother was miss
Pinah. Pitung receive education in school led by Haji Naipin ( a merchant goat
). As told in Pitung Movie (1970). The origin named of Pitung is Salihoen.
Pitung is Robinhood of Betawi or Batavia, Jakarta now. In dutch colonial era
Pitung greatly feared because of the
greatness Of Silat, with Silat as Indonesia martial arts Pitung goes freedom
against colonialism.
History of Martial art Silat or Indonesia martial arts. Pencak silat as
a part of the culture of Indonesia is growing in the line with the story of the
people of Indonesia. With a variety of geographical and ethnological situation and the time that experienced by
Indonesia, Pencak silat shaped by the circumstances.
Pencak silat now we know with
the and style of its diverse , has the same aspect. Pencak silat is the
personality elements of the Indonesian Nation possessed of the cultivated are
hereditary Generally Pencak silat
teaches self recognition as a human being and or living being believe a higher
power, namely god almighty. Typically, pencak silat as teaching
spirituality/mysticism is givens to student
who have advance in their studies pencak silat.
The goal is to
enhance the character or virtue
students. So in the ends pencak silat has the objective to achieve
alignment/balance/harmony/environment to increase faith and piety to god
almighty, to fill the Indonesian national
Development in achieving complete
Indonesian man who Pancasila. So martial arts is part of the Indonesian
nation’s struggle for independence. The
Indonesian martial arts make goes to freedom country. A country free from
colonialism. It’s great become a free nation.
Indonesia freedom.
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