JAKARTA: “Daasshh!” Mr Zakaria, a 90-year-old Indonesian pencak silat master exclaimed as he kicked his right leg high into the air, showing off his martial art skills. Mr Zakaria, who goes by one ...

Raja Das, a commerce graduate and martial arts enthusiast, has been making waves in the traditionally Indonesian sport of Pencak Silat. Balancing his sporting aspirations with supporting his family, ...

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Anwar bin Sholeh had something to cheer when he showed up at a Jakarta training centre to practice pencak silat -- the Indonesian martial art was added to UNESCO's prestigious heritage list. "It's an ...

JAKARTA, 27 December (BelTA - ANTARA) - Indonesia emerged as the overall champion of the 20th World Pencak Silat Championship and the 5th Junior World Pencak Silat Championship in Abu Dhabi, United ...

TEMPO.CO, Cairo - In the heart of Egypt's capital, an ancient Indonesian martial arts sport, 'Pencak Silat', is helping dozens of women stand up to harassment. With the help of Indonesian students, ...

raditional Indonesian martial art pencak silat was added to UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in Bogota, Colombia, on Thursday local time. The announcement ...

A pencak silat coach from Indonesia threw a board into the match as one his players lost to a Malaysian rival at the 32nd Sea Games Wednesday. Kadek Andrey, the Indonesian player, dominated the game ...

JAKARTA, March 23 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian youth and sport ministry has striven to include the country's traditional martial art of Pencak Silat into lists of sport played in Olympic. A senior official ...

Lee Edmondson has practised martial arts for decades, and is a muay Thai black belt, but since he discovered the martial art of pencak silat he hasn't looked back. Now, he is on journey to spread ...

Anwar bin Sholeh had something to cheer when he showed up at a Jakarta training centre to practice pencak silat -- the Indonesian martial art was added to UNESCO's prestigious heritage list. "It's an ...