Pentjak Silat is an Indonesian martial art and began originally as a weapons
style of combat. Pentjak Silat has borrowed much from its nearby neighbours of
India and China, blending those fighting styles into their own. The result was a
style containing kicking and striking techniques mixed with a variety of weapons
techniques.
Amongst the thousands of Indonesian islands, there are hundreds of schools of
Pentjak Silat, each with their own identity. Some of these also teach the arts
of magic, healing and mystic powers.
Origin of Pentjak Silat: Indonesia
Pentjak Silat founded: Approximately 1,000 years ago
Popularised by Dan Inosanto who founded his own version,
Maphilindo
Silat, as the synthesis of Dan Inosanto's family's vast experience in the
Silat Styles of the Philippines and surrounding areas.
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