Pendekar

Pendekar or Pandeka is an honorary title in Indonesian martial arts and denotes the highest status according to the degree of skill and according to the rules (principles) or the philosophical doctrine of Pencak Silat . In addition, such a grand master must be able to perform silat shows and ritual, highly aestheticized fighting dances developed for demonstration . The degree “Pendekar” is divided into different levels and is comparable to the Japanese “ Dan ”.

Individual evidence

↑ PENDEKAR VICTOR DE THOUARS ( English )
↑ ^a ^b Values and development of Pencak Silat . tapak-suci.de. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
^ Moritz Jacobi, Mischa Loose, Christian Wachsmuth: Indonesia: from Sumatra to Sulawesi (= Stefan Loose Travel Handbooks ). DuMont Reiseverlag , 2014, ISBN 3-7701-6740-6 .

literature

Werner Lind : The dictionary of martial arts. China, Japan, Okinawa, Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, Burma, Indonesia, India, Mongolia, Philippines, Taiwan, etc. Sportverlag, Berlin 1999, ISBN 3-328-00838-1 , ( Edition BSK ).

[1] PENDEKAR VICTOR DE THOUARS ( English )

[tapak-2] Values and development of Pencak Silat . tapak-suci.de. Retrieved August 13, 2018.

[3] Moritz Jacobi, Mischa Loose, Christian Wachsmuth: Indonesia: from Sumatra to Sulawesi (= Stefan Loose Travel Handbooks ). DuMont Reiseverlag , 2014, ISBN 3-7701-6740-6 .