Rebut 4 Emas, Pencak Silat Raih Juara Umum

INDONESIA UPDATED. Cabang olahraga pencak silat meraih juara umum dengan torehan lima medali emas. Emas terakhir disumbang Mohamad Adnan di nomor tanding 55-60 kilogram yang digelar di Zayar Thiri Indoor Stadium, Ahad siang, 15 Desember 2013.
"Saya senang sekali karena ini emas di SEA Games pertama saya," kata Adnan setelah bertanding. "Saya persembahkan emas ini untuk ibu, yang wajahnya selalu saya bayangkan saat bertanding."
Adnan mengalahkan pesilat Myanmar, Ye Kyaw Thu, dengan skor 4-1. Torehan emas dari Adnan ini menggenapi perolehan emas dari cabang pencak silat menjadi empat emas.

Selain emas, hari ini pencak silat juga menyumbang tiga perak, masing-masing dari Nyoman Andika Saputrawan, Mariati, dan Wewey Wita. Semuanya dari cabang tanding.

Pelatih pencak silat Indonesia, Taslim Aziz, mengatakan sampai hari terakhir ini pencak silat telah menyumbang empat emas, empat perak, dan tiga perunggu. Torehan ini sebenarnya tak memenuhi target minimal mereka, yakni lima medali emas.

Namun, kata Taslim, tim Indonesia tetap meraih juara umum karena saingan terberat mereka, yakni Vietnam, hanya meraih empat emas, tiga perak, dan dua perunggu. "Memang tidak mencapai target, tapi kami tetap juara umum," kata Taslim.
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Pencak Silat Gets Serious in SEA Games

It was a ceremonious start to Day 1 of pencak silat on December 9 at Zeyarthiri Indoor Stadium (C), as all participating athletes lined up for the recitation of the Athlete’s Oath, followed by the Referee’s Oath.

After a welcome speech by U Aung Zaw Naing, president of the Myanmar Thaing Federation, Teddy Suratmadji, secretary of the International Pencak Silat Federation, explained the rules to all participants. The competition was then declared open when chairman of the 27th SEA Games Organizing Committee, U Tint Hsan, struck the gong.

The first day saw ganding, or the match category, being contested. In the opening bout, Thailand’s Panja Ngonentim was clearly in control, gaining a succession of points to best Muhammad Ridhwan of Singapore 5-0.

“It’s really exciting to be in the first match and even better that I won. I believe Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand are equally matched, but Myanmar has home advantage. Their fans are always cheering loudly, so I will have to overcome that to win,” said Panja Ngonentim.

All other matches held throughout the day were quarterfinals in men’s weight classes A through E and H (see the SEA Games Daily results table for all outcomes). Pencak silat continues today with men’s classes F and G, and women’s classes C and F.

Ganding will continue until December 12, with the finals and medal presentation on December 15.

Ganding is a fight between two pesilat, or combatants, who use defense and attack elements to score points. A jury of five awards points, while a judge referees the match. Points are awarded for hits to the chest, abdomen above the navel, left and right ribs, and the back of the trunk. 

Opponents are not allowed to hit above the neck or the area between the navel and groin. A technique called pola langkah, which refers to the arrangement of an athlete’s steps, is used in preparation for an attack, which in turn comprises a succession of no more than four moves.

The artistic category of pencak silat and corresponding medal ceremonies will be held on December 14 and showcase singles, doubles and team events. The moves for the artistic category are often similar to traditional Malay and other Asian dance movements, and are performed by both men and women.

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Siti Rahmah Sole Pencak Silat Athlete From Terengganu For SEA Games

MALAYSIA UPDATED. Pencak Silat athlete from Terengganu Siti Rahmah Mohd Nasir has been picked to represent the country at the SEA Games in Myanmar next month.

Terengganu Silat Association (PSSNT) secretary, Rani Mustaffa said Siti Rahmah was the gold medal winner in the Class E Puteri silat event in Hanoi, 2 years ago.

"The coming SEA games championship is her third," he told Bernama, Wednesday.

Rani said Siti Rahmah is the daughter of former Singapore and Terengganu footballer who was well-known in the 1980s, Nasir Jalil.

He said Siti Rahmah was currently undergoing intensive training with the national elite squad at Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur in preparation for the championship.

In another development, three Terengganu silat athletes had been listed to undergo training as back-up for the national team in preparation for the world silat championship in Jakarta next year.

Rani said they were Mahani Bakri, Wan Izaidi Wan Ismail and Razak Razali, who had shown excellent performance at the national silat championship here last month.

He said they were currently placed under coach Mahani Bakri (for women), Shahrul Fahmi and Mohd Fazli Ismail (for men).

Terengganu won three gold medals, five silver and four bronze at the last national silat championship.
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Atlet Silat Siap Pertahankan Gelar Juara Umum di SEA Games

INDONESIA UPDATED. Pelatih silat nasional, Indro Catur, mengatakan, faktor mental akan jadi penentu seleksi akhir pesilat yang akan berlaga di SEA Games 2013 di Myanmar, Desember mendatang.

Sebanyak 15 pesilat yang kini berada di pelatnas merupakan hasil seleksi dari berbagai kejuaraan yang diikuti pada bulan-bulan sebelumnya, di antaranya Kejuaraan Dunia Silat di Chiang Mai, Thailand, pada 17-28 November 2012, ASEAN University Games di Laos pada 12-20 Desember 2012, serta Belgia Open di Schoten pada 4-5 Mei 2013.

“Waktu mereka ikut kejuaraan, faktor mental akan sangat berpengaruh. Di sana kami lihat, bisa tidak mereka bertanding di kejuaraan-kejuaraan besar. Apalagi, 13 dari 15 itu belum pernah bertanding di SEA Games sebelumnya,” tutur Indro seusai latihan rutin di Padepokan Pencak Silat Indonesia, TMII, Jakarta Timur, Kamis (25/7/2013).

Para pelatih juga memberikan mental training kepada para pesilat di samping latihan fisik dan teknik. “Biasanya kami berikan visualisasi pertandingan. Macam-macam caranya, try out juga salah satu latihan mental untuk mereka.”
Menurut Indro, sejauh ini mental bertanding atlet pelatnas sangat baik. Dari berbagai kejuaraan yang diikuti guna persiapan SEA Games, tim Indonesia berhasil merebut gelar juara umum pada tiga kejuaraan, di Thailand, Laos, dan Belgia.

“15 atlet yang terpilih itu adalah atlet yang mentalnya bagus saat tanding, bukan hanya teknik saja yang dinilai. Mereka siap turun di 13 kelas. Ini sebenarnya sudah 100 persen, meskipun mungkin masih ada perubahan lagi nantinya,” terang Indro.

Awalnya, pelatnas akan mengadakan seleksi akhir pada September mendatang. Namun, seleksi tersebut batal dilaksanakan karena nama-nama atlet yang akan turun di SEA Games nanti harus sudah masuk ke satlak Prima pada 1 Juli 2013.

Di SEA Games nanti, silat memasang target mempertahankan gelar juara umum yang didapat pada SEA Games 2011, dengan meraih sembilan emas, lima perak, dan dua perunggu.

"Tapi kita masih lihat dulu berapa kelas yang dipertandingkan di Myanmar nanti. Normalnya ada 22 kelas, tapi sampai sekarang belum ada keputusan pasti dan masih terus berubah. Yang jelas, kami telah siap turun di 13 kelas,” tandas Indro. 
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