Indonesian martial arts Indonesian martial arts Indonesian martial arts refers to the variety of fighting systems native to or developed in the archipelago of Indonesia, both the age-old traditional arts, and the more recently developed hybrid combatives. In the Indonesian language the term "bela-diri" (lit. self-defense) is used to mean martial art, and in essence the Indonesian fighting arts are meant as one's defence against perceived threat and assault. Other than physical training, they often include spiritual aspects to cultivate inner strength, inner peace and higher psychological ends. Today, Indonesian fighting styles are synonymous with pencak silat. Indeed, the term was coined as
Pencak silat at the 2018 Asian Games – Men's tanding 55 kg ten competitors from ten different countries competed in this Class B event, limited to fighters whose body weight was less than 55 kilograms. Abdul Malik from Indonesia won the gold medal after defeating Mohd Faizul Nasir from Malaysia in the gold medal match by the score of 5–0. Dines Dumaan from the Philippines and Bo Thammavongsa from Laos finished third and won the bronze medal after losing in the semifinal. Pencak silat at the 2018 Asian Games – Men's tanding 55 kg The men's tanding class B (55 kilograms) competition at the 2018 Asian Games took place from 23 to