Sport in Indonesia an Indonesian native martial art, and Pencak Silat is an umbrella term for the indigenous martial arts created in Indonesia. The leading organisation of pencak silat in Indonesia is IPSI (Ikatan Pencak Silat Indonesia meaning Organization for Indonesian Pencak Silat). The liaison body for international pencak silat is the International Pencak Silat Association or PERSILAT ("Persekutuan Pencak Silat Antara Bangsa"). There is many "perguruan" (schools) and styles of pencak silat in Indonesia. Pencak silat has become one of sporting event in Pekan Olahraga Nasional and Southeast Asian Games with Indonesia as appear as one of the leading force in this
Pencak Silat competing in 24 weight categories in both the combat and performance events (18 combat event and 6 performance event). <div align="left"> <div align="left"> <div align="left"> The 1st World Sports School Pencak Silat Championship 2016 Singapore <div align="left"> The 1st World 5x5 Silat Championship 2017 Venue: KL, 11-12 Feb 2017 Host: PESAKA Malaysia The 1st Kids & Junior 5x5 Silat Challenge 2017 Venue: KL, 11-12 Mar 2017 Host: PESAKA Malaysia 5th was held in 2015. The 5th ASIAN Beach Games Venue: Da Nang, 24 Sep - 4 Oct 2016 Host: VPSF Vietnam The 6th TAFISA International Festival Pencak Silat Venue: Jakarta,