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B · Beginner · 5 rules · Step 1 of 4

The match

  1. What are the events in pencak silat?Pencak silat is a martial art of the Malay world, competed in two categories.
  2. How long is a pencak silat match?Seniors, juniors and pre-juniors fight three rounds of 2 minutes, with a minute's rest; younger and older groups fight shorter rounds.
  3. How do you score in pencak silat?A punch that lands on the trunk scores 1 point and a kick 2, if it is powerful and stable, unblocked and unevaded, and delivered from a proper stance using the pencak silat principle.

Violations and results

  1. How is a pencak silat match won on points?If the match goes the distance, the pesilat with more points wins.

Jurus

  1. What are tunggal, ganda and regu in pencak silat?The jurus category has four events.
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