Pencak Silat style are present in South East Asia since centuries. These are part of a common development, but are sometimes differ that strongly, that they appear as different martial arts.

Therefore a national Indonesian committee was founded in the year 1948 – after the indepence from the Dutch colonial reign. Its goal was the unification of Pencak Silat and the creation of a common basis. Result of this development are the indonesian federation IPSI world federation PERSILAT, which are organising national and international competitions and foster many activities like festivals showing the diversity of this unique martial art.

IPSI – Ikatan Pencak Silat Indonesia
EPSF – European Pencak Silat Federation
PERSILAT – Pencak Silat World Federation