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Silat

Silat is the collective term for a class of martial arts from the Malay and surrounding geocultural areas of Southeast Asia. It is traditionally practised in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, southern Thailand, southern Philippines and southern Vietnam. There are hundreds of different styles (aliran) and schools (perguruan) which tend to focus…

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Country of origin
Brunei, Indonesia (as Pencak Silat), Malaysia, Singapore, southern Thailand, southern Philippines, and southern Vietnam
Focus
Self-defense
Hardness
Full-contact, semi-contact, light-contact
Olympic sport
No

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Weapons

Training

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Silat

Nodes195
Edges194
Triples380
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.010256
Components1

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related to Film · 59
Silat → Accordingly, Advent Bangun, After, American, Among, Berandal, Brunei, Cathay-Kris Studio, Famous, Gong, Hang Jebat, Hang Tuah, However, In Malaysia, Indonesia, Indonesia's, Indonesian, Its, Java, Jiwa Taiko
related to history · 55
Silat → As, At, Batang Musi River, Borneo, Brunei, Bugis, Bukit Siguntang Kingdom, Bukit Siguntang Mahameru, Burmese, Cambodia, Dayaks, From, Han Chinese, In, Indonesia, Indonesian Archipelago, It, Java, King Adityawarman, Lesser Sunda Islands
related to Further reading · 28
Silat → BRC, Commersialisation, DeMarco, Development, Donn, Draeger, FSR, Indonesian Kuntao-Silat, Institute, ISBN, Javanese Silat, Kodansha Internat, Malaysia, Malaysian Silat Olahraga Athletes, Norlizah Abdul Hamid, Perisai Diri, Physiological Profile, Practical Fighting Strategies, Project, Quintin Chambers
related to Television · 24
Silat → An, Aside, Bandung, Bayangan Harta, Borobudur, CG, Discovery Channel's, Fight Quest, Gelanggang, Gerak Tangkas, In Malaysia, Indonesia, Indonesian, Keris Hitam Bersepuh Emas, Keris Lok Tujuh, Mahaguru, Malaysia, Mawar Merah, Other, Pendekar
related to Literature · 23
Silat → Bastian Tito, Chinese, Hikayat Hang Tuah, Hikayat Inderajaya, In Indonesia, Kho Ping Ho, Malacca Sultanate, Malay, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia, Matador, Mintardja, Naga Sasra Sabuk Intan, Notable, Outside Asia, Perry's, Southeast Asian, Steve Perry, Stories, Sumito
related to Etymology · 21
Silat → According, Arabic, It, It's, Malacca, Malaysia, Malaysian, Minangkabau Indonesia, One, Other, Sanskrit, Silap Langkah, Some, Southern Chinese, Sumatran, Tamil, Thailand, The, The Malay, The Sanskrit
related to Legend · 20
Silat → Bawean, By, In, Indonesian Archipelago, Malay Peninsula, On, One, Rama Isruna, Rama Sukana, Rather, She, Southeast, Sundanese, The, There, Timah, Uma, West Java, West Sumatra, With
related to Music · 19
Silat → Drums, In, Javanese, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia, Minang, Minangkabau, Music, Nepalese, Several, Southeast Asia, Sunda, Thai, The, These, They, This, West Java, West Sumatra
related to Comics · 15
Silat → Barry Prima, Hantu, Indonesian, Jaka Sembung, Japanese, Kengan Omega, Kenichi, Malaysian, Malaysians, Outside Southeast Asia, Panji Tengkorak, Si Buta Dari Gua, The, The Mightiest Disciple, Walet Merah
related to Terms of address · 15
Silat → An, Cikgu, Eyang Guru, Guru, In, In Indonesia, In Malaysia, Mahaguru, Masters, Pendekar, The, The Javanese, Tok, Tok Guru, Tuk Guru

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malaysia indonesia malay southeast martial often indonesian used pencak singapore sumatra art weapons asia training fighting may one chinese arts

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
SilatCountry of originBrunei, Indonesia (as Pencak Silat), Malaysia, Singapore, southern Thailand, southern Philippines, and southern Vietnam1.00infobox
SilatFocusSelf-defense1.00infobox
SilatHardnessFull-contact, semi-contact, light-contact1.00infobox
SilatOlympic sportNo1.00infobox
Silatis acollective term for a class of martial arts from the Malay and surrounding geocultural areas of Southeast Asia0.90text
Durgainstance ofImages of Hindu figures0.80text
Krishnainstance ofImages of Hindu figures0.80text
scenes from the Ramayana all bear testament to the Indian influence on local weaponsinstance ofImages of Hindu figures0.80text
armourinstance ofImages of Hindu figures0.80text
the Kadayan are required to complete their training in silat before they are initiatedinstance ofBomoh in some communities0.80text
main puteriinstance ofSilat is still an integral aspect of healing rituals0.80text
the fluteinstance ofSilat's traditional arsenal is largely made up of objects designed for domestic purposes0.80text

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