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 being two aspects of the same practice. Pencak is the essence of training, the outward aspect of the art which a casual observer is permitted to witness as performance. Silat is the essence of combat and self-defense, the true fighting application of the techniques which are kept secret from outsiders and not divulged to students until the guru deems them ready. While other definitions exist, all agree that silat cannot exist without pencak, and pencak without silat skills is purposeless. The origin of the words "pencak" and "silat" have not been proven. Some believe that pencak comes from the Sanskrit