International Pencak Silat Federation

International Pencak Silat Federation
AbbreviationIPSF, PERSILAT
Formation11 March 1980
PurposeMartial art and sport
HeadquartersTMII, Jakarta
Location
Region served
International/ Worldwide
Official language
English
Indonesian
Malay
President
Prabowo Subianto[1]
Websiteipsf-persilat.org

The International Pencak Silat Federation (IPSF, Indonesian: Persekutuan Pencak Silat Antarabangsa, PERSILAT), which was founded in Jakarta on 11 March 1980, is the only international Pencak Silat organization in the world.[2] The International Pencak Silat Federation (IPSF) is the largest international governing body of competitive pencak silat (aka sport silat) with 66 member countries.[3] IPSF is the only pencak silat organization recognised by the Olympic Council of Asia and has more than five million members.[4] The IPSF organizes the Junior and Senior World Pencak Silat Championships, which are each held every other year.[5] The President of the IPSF is Prabowo Subianto, and the headquarters are located in TMII, Jakarta, Indonesia.[6]

  1. ^ "Prabowo re-elected as head of International Pencak Silat federation". VIVA news. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  2. ^ "PERSILAT was founded on March 11, 1980". berolahraga.net. Archived from the original on 4 July 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Member Countries". ipsf-persilat.org. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Pencak Silat recognized by OCA". ocasia.org. Archived from the original on 4 July 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  5. ^ "World Championships". myactivesg.com. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Headquarter". ocasia.asia. Retrieved 3 July 2020.