Pencak silat at the 2018 Asian Games – Men's tanding 95 kg competitors from nine different countries competed in this Class J event, limited to fighters whose body weight was less than 95 kilograms. Nguyễn Văn Trí of Vietnam won the gold medal. Pencak silat at the 2018 Asian Games – Men's tanding 95 kg The men's tanding 95 kg kilograms competition at the 2018 Asian Games took place from 23 to 29 August 2018 at Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, Jakarta, Indonesia. Pencak silat is traditional Indonesian martial arts. Pencak silat is assessed from a punch, kick, sweep, and dings. The target that must be addressed is the patron in the body
Pencak Silat sword, which is still used in Java. The earliest evidence of pencak silat being taught in a structured manner comes from 6th-century Riau from where it spread to the Minangkabau capital in West Sumatra. The Minangkabau had a clan-based feudal government. Military officers called "hulubalang" acted as bodyguards to the king or "yam tuan". Minang warriors served without pay. The plunder was divided among them according to military merit, so fighters strove to outdo each other. They were skilled horsemen with the native pony and also expert bladesmiths, producing arms both for their own use and for export to Aceh.