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- 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 Philippines and Southern Vietnam. Hundreds of styles (aliran) and schools (perguruan) tend to focus either on strikes, joint manipulation, weaponry, or some combination thereof. The word silat is used by Malay-speaking countries throughout Southeast Asia, but is officially called Pencak silat in Indonesia. The term Pencak silat was adopted globally in reference to silat being performed as professional competitive sport, similar to wushu. Regional dialect names including penca in Sundanese, silek in Minangkabau, main-po or maen po in the lower speech of Sundanese, gayong or gayung in parts of Sumatra, Singapore, and Malaysia, dika or padik in Southern Thailand and silat in Southern Philippines. Pencak silat is one of the sports included in the Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) and other region-wide competitions. Pencak silat first made its debut in the 1987 Southeast Asian Games and 2018 Asian Games, both of which were held in Indonesia. Training halls are overseen by separate national organisations in each of the main countries where the art is practised. These organisations are the Pencak Silat Association of Indonesia or Ikatan Pencak Silat Indonesia (IPSI) in Indonesia, Persekutuan Silat Kebangsaan Malaysia (PESAKA) in Malaysia, Persekutuan Silat Brunei Darussalam (PERSIB) in Brunei, and Persekutuan Silat Singapura (PERSISI) in Singapore. Practitioners are called pesilat. Silat Melayu is one of the silat styles. The term Silat Melayu ("Malay silat") is used in reference to the silat systems in the Riau Archipelago and Johor. Silat Melayu is often associated with fixed hand positions, low stances and slow dance-like movements. While this generalisation does not necessarily reflect the reality of silat techniques, it had a notable influence on the stereotypical way the art is portrayed in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore. Both pencak silat and silat were recognized as a piece of Intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) in December 2019. (en)
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- 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 Philippines and Southern Vietnam. Hundreds of styles (aliran) and schools (perguruan) tend to focus either on strikes, joint manipulation, weaponry, or some combination thereof. Both pencak silat and silat were recognized as a piece of Intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) in December 2019. (en)
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