Peresean

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Peresean , also Peresehan, Perisean ( sasak ), is a martial art of Sasak on the Indonesian island of Lombok .

Fighting is done with a stick and shield, both of which are made of rattan . The shield is covered with cowhide . The most frequent hits (valid in competition) are achieved with side slashes. Above all, the speed of the attacker and the tactics of defending with the shield are decisive. The loser of a Peresean fight is the fighter who is hit in the head first with the stick. The head wound traditionally had to bleed at least a little, otherwise the fight would continue. Today, bandaged headscarves can prevent injuries. A referee (pekembar) decides who is the winner of the ritualized movement sequences . The act of fighting is carried out in a stick arena, the size of which is determined by the number of spectators.

Peresean is traditionally held during an annual ceremony called ngayu-ngayu . In this ceremony animal sacrifices are made with which the gods of nature, especially the rain god, are to be made merciful. Today the fights also take place on secular holidays, especially on the occasion of Indonesia's Independence Day. Over time, Peresean has moved away from its cultic function and has changed to a more sporty competition. The accompanying musicians play barrel drums ( kendang ) and the only melody-leading instrument is the bamboo flute suling . Additional bronze gongs are a sign of the anchoring of the music in the musical tradition of the Sasak.

literature

  • Fiona Dunlop: Indonesia . AA Publishing, 1996, ISBN 9780749510305 , p. 183.
  • Sven Cederroth: The spell of the ancestors and the power of Mekkah: a Sasak community on Lombok. Volume 3, Gothenburg studies in social anthropology, Acta Universitatis Gothoburgensis, 1981, ISBN 978-91-7346-094-1 , p. 110.

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Individual proof

  1. ↑ Ryan Ver Berkmoes, Adam Skolnick, Marian Carroll: Bali & Lombok. Lonely Planet Verlag, 2009, ISBN 978-1-74104-864-3 , p. 321.