PERSILAT

The International Pencak Silat Federation (IPSF) or PERSILAT, which was founded in Jakarta on 11 March 1980, is the only international Pencak Silat organization in the world.[2] The International Pencak Silat Federation (IPSF) is the largest international governing body of sport silat with 66 member countries. [3] IPSF is the only pencak silat organization recognised by the Olympic Council of Asia and has more than five million members.[4] The IPSF organizes the Junior and Senior World Pencak Silat Championships, which are each held every other year.[5] The President of the IPSF is Prabowo Subianto, and the headquarters are located in TMII, Jakarta, Indonesia.[6]

International Pencak Silat Federation
AbbreviationIPSF
Formation11 March 1980
PurposeMartial art and sport
HeadquartersTMII, Jakarta
Location
Region served
International/ Worldwide
Official language
English, Indonesian, Malay
President
Prabowo Subianto[1]
Websitepersilat-ipsf.org


References
  1. "Prabowo re-elected as head of International Pencak Silat federation". VIVA news. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  2. "PERSILAT was founded on March 11, 1980". berolahraga.net. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  3. "Member Countries". persilat-ipsf.org. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  4. "Pencak Silat recognized by OCA". ocasia.org. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  5. "World Championships". myactivesg.com. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  6. "Headquarter". ocasia.asia. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
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