Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Indonesian martial arts refers to the variety of fighting systems native to or developed in the Indonesian archipelago, 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 martial arts are synonymous with pencak silat. Indeed, the term was coined as an umbrella term to refer for a class of related martial arts originating in the Indonesian archipelago. Nevertheless, a number of fighting arts in Indonesia are not included within the category of silat. Western misconception links silat with \"jungle tribes\" but in actuality, pencak silat was neither created nor traditionally practised by Indonesia's tribal inhabitants, many of whom have unique martial arts of their own. Some of these fighting traditions has been developed into a complete fighting system (e.g. pencak silat and tarung derajat) with set of combative rules, styles and disciplines; while others are practised as ritual battle, mock combat to just as a war dance (e.g. cakalele and caci)."@en }
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- Indonesian_martial_arts abstract "Indonesian martial arts refers to the variety of fighting systems native to or developed in the Indonesian archipelago, 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 martial arts are synonymous with pencak silat. Indeed, the term was coined as an umbrella term to refer for a class of related martial arts originating in the Indonesian archipelago. Nevertheless, a number of fighting arts in Indonesia are not included within the category of silat. Western misconception links silat with \"jungle tribes\" but in actuality, pencak silat was neither created nor traditionally practised by Indonesia's tribal inhabitants, many of whom have unique martial arts of their own. Some of these fighting traditions has been developed into a complete fighting system (e.g. pencak silat and tarung derajat) with set of combative rules, styles and disciplines; while others are practised as ritual battle, mock combat to just as a war dance (e.g. cakalele and caci).".