adjusted according to their direct environment and each region developed their own style with their own specific trademarks. In this way, people who know Pencak Silat can look at the movements of a practitioner and relate which style is being shown.

The martial arts was first practiced by the nobility and soldiers. Later on, with the coming of the Islam, the social structure changed and this gave the regular people the chance the practice Pencak Silat. This also changed the weapon arsenal through the introduction of agricultural tools which were used as a weapon. But when the Netherlands became the colonial rulers of Indonesia they forbade the practice of Pencak Silat.
The martial arts was therefore almost forgotten. But after the independence of Indonesia in 1949, the government decided toTrend Following with Michael Covel

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