Indonesian martial arts to the cinematic genre and pencak silat in general. The film had a mostly positive reaction from cinema critics and generated enough interest for the lead actor to follow up with "" in 2011 which received international acclaim. Its sequel "" was similarly well-received but drew much criticism for its extreme gore, leading to the film being banned in Malaysia. 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
Sport in Indonesia race are virtually everyday activities among Indonesians that lives on the bank of major rivers or on distant islands. In the 9th century the images of archery, described as princely court activities among nobility in ancient Java, can be found on bas-reliefs of Javanese candis. Archery is suggested as one of Indonesia's classical sport, and one of its famous rendering came from Prambanan temple as part of Ramayana story and later rendered as one of the icon of the Jakarta's 1962 Asian Games, also as the symbol of Gelora Bung Karno Stadium. Pencak Silat is the example of Indonesian native