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| Pencak Silat Federation | |
|---|---|
| Name | Pencak Silat Federation |
| Type | Sports federation |
Pencak Silat Federation is an international sports federation that governs competitive Pencak silat and coordinates national silat organizations across Asia and beyond, interacting with multi-sport bodies such as the Asian Games, Olympic Council of Asia, Southeast Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, and regional federations. The federation interfaces with continental associations like the Asian Pencak Silat Federation, national federations including Persilat (Persatuan Pencak Silat Indonesia), Persani (Persatuan Pencak Silat Seluruh Indonesia), Perisai, and sporting institutions such as the International Olympic Committee, World Martial Arts Union, Singapore Sports Council, and National Sports Council (Malaysia) to promote Pencak silat competition, standardization, and cultural preservation.
The federation emerged amid post‑colonial cultural revival movements involving figures associated with Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam, and Cambodia, drawing from traditional schools attested in sources tied to the Majapahit Empire, Srivijaya, Malay Archipelago, and regional martial arts lineages such as those recorded by scholars connected to KITLV (Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies), University of Malaya, Gadjah Mada University, National University of Singapore, and Universitas Indonesia. Early institutionalization paralleled the formation of continental sports bodies like the Asian Games Federation and national ministries including the Ministry of Youth and Sports (Indonesia), while key events referenced in contemporary histories include national championships in Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Bandung, and demonstration programs at the SEA Games and cultural exchanges with UNESCO delegates and fieldwork by researchers from the British Museum and Smithsonian Institution.
The federation's governance structure aligns with models used by the International Olympic Committee, Fédération Internationale de Football Association, and World Taekwondo, with elected executive committees, technical commissions, refereeing panels, medical committees, and ethics boards staffed by representatives from national bodies such as PERSINAS ASAD, PSI (Pencak Silat Indonesia), Perisai (Malaysia), Vietnam Pencak Silat Federation, Thailand Pencak Silat Association, and delegations from the Ministry of Youth and Sports (Malaysia), National Sports Council (Singapore), and Indonesian National Sports Committee. Decision‑making procedures reference statutes modeled on continental federations like the Asian Boxing Confederation and organizational standards influenced by the World Anti‑Doping Agency, Court of Arbitration for Sport, and regional legal frameworks including those of the ASEAN member states.
The federation organizes world championships, continental championships, and age‑group tournaments paralleling events such as the World Karate Championships, Asian Games, Southeast Asian Games, Commonwealth Games demonstration events, and invitational tournaments hosted in cities like Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Hanoi, Manila, and Singapore. Major events include world championships, youth cups, and referee seminars often held alongside exhibitions at cultural festivals connected to institutions like UNESCO, ASEAN University Network, Asian Cultural Council, and national cultural ministries such as the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (Indonesia). The federation collaborates with multi‑sport organizers including the Olympic Council of Asia, SEA Games Federation, and national Olympic committees such as the Indonesian Olympic Committee, Malaysian Olympic Council, and Singapore National Olympic Council.
Competitive rules reflect codification efforts similar to those of World Taekwondo and International Judo Federation, with weight classes, scoring criteria for artistic forms and sparring, protective equipment standards, and anti‑doping regulations referencing the World Anti‑Doping Agency code. The ranking system issues continental and world rankings used for qualification to multi‑sport events, with technical panels and referees trained via certification programs modeled on Fédération Internationale de Volleyball and World Rugby pathways; medical protocols draw on guidelines from the International Olympic Committee medical commission and concussion protocols promoted by national sports medicine bodies such as Universitas Indonesia Hospital and Singapore General Hospital.
Training encompasses stylistic diversity rooted in regional traditions traced to the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Sulawesi, and Luzon, with classical schools linked historically to lineages like Silat Melayu, Pukulan Jawa, Minangkabau pencak, Betawi silat, and regional teachers recorded in archives of the National Library of Indonesia and ethnographic collections at the British Museum and Leiden University. Techniques include striking, joint manipulation, takedowns, and weapon forms drawing from traditional weaponry such as the kris, parang, kerambit, and staff traditions comparable to curricula preserved at cultural institutions like the Jakarta History Museum and universities such as Universitas Gadjah Mada.
The federation pursues recognition within international sport architecture engaging with the International Olympic Committee, World Games, Olympic Council of Asia, Southeast Asian Games Federation, and UNESCO's cultural heritage bodies, negotiating membership and demonstration status with national Olympic committees including the Indonesian Olympic Committee, Malaysian Olympic Council, and Singapore National Olympic Council. Diplomatic outreach includes partnerships with cultural ministries of Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Thailand, and Philippines, collaboration with regional organizations like the ASEAN, and engagement with global federations such as World Taekwondo, International Judo Federation, and the International Wushu Federation on cross‑discipline development programs.
Initiatives target grassroots development, coach education, referee certification, and cultural preservation through collaborations with universities including Gadjah Mada University, University of Malaya, National University of Singapore, and cultural institutions such as UNESCO, National Museum of Indonesia, and the Asian Cultural Council. Programs include youth outreach similar to those run by the International Olympic Committee and athlete scholarships coordinated with national sports councils like the Ministry of Youth and Sports (Indonesia) and the National Sports Council (Malaysia), as well as media partnerships with broadcasters that cover the SEA Games, Asian Games, and continental championships.
Category:Martial arts organizations Category:Sports governing bodies