4 Main Aspects In Pencak Silat

There are 4 main aspects in Pencak Silat, namely:

1. Mental-Spiritual Aspects
   Pencak Silat build and develop one's personality and noble character.


2. Aspects of Art and Culture
   Culture and Pencak Silat art game is one very important aspect. Pencak terms generally describe the art form of Pencak Silat dance.


3. Martial Aspect
   Persistence and self-confidence is very important in mastering martial arts in Pencak Silat. Silat term, tend to emphasize the aspect of pencaksilat martial technical capabilities.




4. Aspect of Sports
   This means that the physical aspect is important in Pencak Silat. Pencak Silat Fighters tried to adjust the mind with the body though. The competition is part of this aspect. Aspects include games and sports demonstrations stance forms, both for single, double or team.

Those that argue that the martial aspect and exercise, both physical and breathing, is the beginning of the Pencak Silat development.
Aspects of sports and Martial Aspect is what has made Pencak Silat be grown in Europe.

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The Proficiency Stages of Pencak Silat

In summary, student, or Pencak Silat fighters divided into several stages or levels of proficiency, namely:

• Beginners
  Taught all the basic stages as Kuda-kuda, the technique kicks, punches, blocks, dodgery, catch, dings, body work, as well as a series of basic steps and moves as standard IPSI.


• Medium
  At this stage, is more focused on applications fighters all the basic movements, understanding, variation, and here will start to look the interests and talents of Pencak silat fighters, and will be distributed to each branch, for example, Sports & Arts.


• Coach
  The result of the ability of mature experience in the budding stage, and the medium will make the Pencak silat fighters step into the next stage, where they will be given techniques of martial arts college, where this technique is only given to people who are trustworthy, and technically capable and moral, because it usually is a martial arts technique that is highly effective combat techniques to incapacitate an opponent / very deadly.


• Warrior
  A Pencak Silat's fighter who has been recognized by the elders college, they will inherit the secret sciences high level.

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Techniques in Pencak Silat

The technique is a system or way of doing a movement or do not do anything in the Pencak silat.
Keep Silent, or not doing anything is also a technique, for example, is a calm attitude with a sharp looking towards the opponent.


In general, the technique in Pencak silat can be divided into:

1. Attitude ( Sikap )
   Attitude here means the state of a fighter in a fight, whether it's the game or the actual fight. Attitude is sometimes referred to as "Pasang", style, Stand style , or Kuda-kuda.
   The attitude of each fighter will be different depending on flow studies. There are calm, there seemed understated, there is a stand with solid Kuda-kuda, and so on.


2. Techniques Attack ( Hitting, Kicking, Dropping).
   Attacks in Pencak silat has the style and a regular pattern and directional, which distinguishes it from inconsequential attacks layman. Striking can be done by all members throughout the body and limbs opponent.
   Herein lies the difference between competed Pencak silat with traditionally Pencak silat. Pencak silat for game has certain rules that prohibit dangerous fighters to attack the opponent's area.


3. Techniques Dodge
   There are many kinds of avoidance techniques, such as straight-forward attack can be avoided by taking a step back, move sideways, or downing the body combined with patterned leg movements.


4. Techniques Parry
   Fend generally use a hand, but can also using the foot, to deflect the kick. Cimande fighter known for his muscle and bone strength are trained specifically to a particular method. Defense is conducted by a pit fighter Cimande with bone (hands or feet) can break his bones. Parry a fighter who relied sense, will feel soft but deadly. Fend sometimes followed by capturing the opponent's hand.


5. Techniques Step
   In general stepped in Pencak silat toward the four winds (commonly referred her pancer), ie forward, backward, right and left. Step pattern is varied form and its techniques, there are steps triangles, rectangles step, step horseshoe pattern, circular steps, and so on.

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