Pencak silat history

Silat tradition down orally and spread from mouth to mouth, are taught from teacher to student. Because it's written notes about the origins of martial arts is hard to find. Most martial art history is told through a variety of legends from one region to another. Like the origin of martial art that tells the Cimande flow of a woman who witnessed the fight between the tiger and the monkey and he modeled the movement of animals fighting. The origin of martial arts in Indonesia, the possibility of developing skills indigenous tribes in Indonesia to hunt and fight with machetes, shields, and spears. As tradition now encountered in the Nias tribe until the 20th century is relatively untouched by outside clout.
Silat is expected to spread in the archipelago since the 7th century BC, but its origin has not been established. However, current silat has been recognized as an ethnic culture Malays in a broad sense, namely the coastal inhabitants of the island of Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula, and various other ethnic groups who use the lingua franca Melayu language in different parts of the islands of Java, Bali, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, and others are also developing their traditional martial art form itself. In the Minangkabau language, martial arts is the same as silek. Sheikh Shamsuddin (2005) argues that there are influences from Chinese martial arts knowledge and India in the martial arts. In fact not only that. It is understandable because it is culture Malays (including Pencak Silat) is an open culture in which Malays since the beginning of culture has to adapt to different cultures brought by traders and nomads from India, China, Arabs, Turks, and others. Cultures were then assimilate and adapt to the native culture. So presumably the historical martial art was born along with the emergence of cultures. Thus, each region generally has a proud figure persilatan. For example, the Malays, especially in the Malay Peninsula believe that Hang Tuah legend from the 14th century is a warrior martial art that such terhebat.Hal also happens in Java, which boasts of Gajah Mada.
The development and dissemination of historical martial arts began to record as much influenced by the spread of the Ulema, along with the spreading of Islam in the 14th century in the archipelago. The historical record is considered authentic in the history of martial art whose influence can still see today. At that time has taught martial art with religious instruction in surau-surau. Silat and evolved from an science martial arts people, became part of the education to defend the country against invaders. In addition to martial art also became part of spiritual practice.
Silat developed in Indonesia and Malaysia (including Brunei and Singapore) and have the same historical roots as a means of resistance against foreign occupiers. After the era of independence, martial art developed into a formal martial arts. The national martial arts organizations such as the Association was formed Pencak Silat Indonesia (IPSI) in Indonesia, Persekutuan Silat Kebangsaan Malaysia (PESAKA) in Malaysia, Persekutuan Silat Singapore (EXACTLY) in Singapore, and Brunei Darussalam Persekutuan Silat (PERSIB) in Brunei. Also has grown tens of martial arts universities in the United States and Europe. Silat has now officially entered the sport in the international game, especially in the SEA Games