"Pencak silat is the nation's traditional arts. If there was a
Silat is the sport, maybe it means we humiliate themselves
our own. "
The word is pronounced President Persilat Eddy Nalapraya on M
discussion held monthly community pencak silat Indonesia
(SilatIndonesia.com) and March 2008. Eddy Nalapraya as advisors
This community does not cease to provide the next generation
The young join in it.
Pencak silat martial arts as a heritage from generation to generation ancestor
our nation, has coverage through a very long era, when
kepulaun archipelago is still consists of the kingdoms, the
kesatrianya noblemen and make arts as a pride
because it is the kingdoms in the archipelago
achieve success, never ditaklukkan by other kingdoms.
Courage our nation because of yore made the arts as
the root of the defense and their strategies.
Now, the assumptions appear pencak silat is a sport, maybe. It
based on the image that developed in the colonial era, where
the development of pencak silat to start from the village and village
against the colonizers. Because at that time colonists are allergic
beladiri against this, that was one of the tools of struggle
very powerful for our nation that time.
However, when plebeian image can be lost from the thoughts of our nation
especially the young people themselves?
"If it is said pencak silat less popular than other sports
may be just right. If so then we become the
together to popularize, is not considered unimportant and
passing, "said Eddy Nalapraya.
At least by Eddy said the F Nalapraya a scourge for
pencak silat members of the community that is generally
pesilat from various universities and background vary.
They gather and hold activities to hone devotion
they especially in the traditional arts that is the spirits of pencak
Silat is currently developing.
Communities in the Indonesian pencak silat, silat not again become
not the usual sports and also aims to seek kesaktian. Will
but has become a lifestyle that members are generally
students, traders, employees, to young professionals