Pencak Silat broadly describes a form of indigenous martial arts that originates from parts of Southeast Asia. Pencak is the performance aspects of the martial art, while Silat is the essence of the fighting and self-defence.
There are many different forms and techniques in Silat but focus is concentrated on strikes, joint manipulation, throws and bladed weaponry.
Pencak Silat competitions consist of 2 categories:
- Match category: Tanding
- Artistic category: Tunggal (Singles), Ganda (Doubles) and Regu (Team)
Match category events consist of a sparring match between two contestants. Artistic category events consist of 1 to 3 contestants demonstrating their skills in a series of pre-planned movements.
There are 13 events for Pencak Silat in the 28th SEA Games:
Men’s:
• Tanding Class A (45kg to 50kg)
• Tanding Class B (50kg to 55kg)
• Tanding Class C (55kg to 60kg)
• Tanding Class D (60kg to 65kg)
• Tanding Class E (65kg to 70kg)
• Tanding Class F (70kg to 75kg)
• Tanding Class H (80kg to 85kg)
• Tunggal (Singles)
• Ganda (Doubles)
• Tanding Class B (50kg to 55kg)
• Tanding Class C (55kg to 60kg)
• Tanding Class D (60kg to 65kg)
• Tanding Class E (65kg to 70kg)
• Tanding Class F (70kg to 75kg)
• Tanding Class H (80kg to 85kg)
• Tunggal (Singles)
• Ganda (Doubles)
Women’s:
• Tanding Class B (50kg to 55kg)
• Tanding Class C (55kg to 60kg)
• Tanding Class D (60kg to 65kg)
• Regu (Team)
• Tanding Class C (55kg to 60kg)
• Tanding Class D (60kg to 65kg)
• Regu (Team)
Source: https://www.seagames2015.com/the-games/sports/pencak-silat
