![]() The training teaches four elements to train your cipta (thought), rasa (senses), and karsa (will) : Skill should not be used as the tool of aggression, but as a way to develop and cultivate oneself. This package provides you the opportunity to get to know about a self-defense system according to Balinese philosophy of Tri Hita Karana and to have intensive training with 2 sessions each day. Today, it is practiced in almost every town and village in Bali. It is the most widely practiced martial art in Bali and the most well-known style of Balinese silat to the point that the system is commonly referred as Pencak Bali or Kuntao Bali. Firmly rooted in old Balinese Hinduism and philosophies of Indonesia, Bakti Negara literally means “devotion for the nation”. While other definitions exist, all agree that silat cannot exist without pencak, and pencak without silat skills is purposeless.īAKTI NEGARA is a style of pencak silat from Bali. Silat is the essence of combat and self-defense, the true fighting application of the techniques which are kept secret from outsiders and not divulged to students until the guru deems them ready. Pencak is the essence of training, the outward aspect of the art which a casual observer is permitted to witness as performance. ![]() A full-body fighting form incorporating strikes, grappling and throwing in addition to weaponry Pencak Silat was practiced not only for physical defense but also for psycological ends. If Thailand has Muay Thai, then Indonesia has Pencak Silat.
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