Pencak Silat Federation United Kingdom

Pencak Silat Festival 2018

London, United Kingdrom

Come and join the mystical, lethal yet beautiful Indonesian martial art ‘Pencak Silat’ in a one day Festival in London. This event is organized by the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in London and the Pencak Silat Federation UK, the national body for Silat in the UK

GERAK ILHAM

Gerak Ilham is an Indonesian martial art organisation founded by the late Grand Master Bapak Joenoes Machmoed.

News and Events

UK Great Britain Silat team at Belgium Open Championships 2018

UK wins Gold at Silat Belgian Open Championships 2018

Schoten, Belgium

The PSF UK took part in the 35th Belgian Open Championships in Schoten from 5-6 May, 2018, & came back with a Gold medal.

UK wins Bronze at Silat World Championships 2016

Bali, Indonesia

The 17th World Pencak Silat Championships took place in Denpasar, Bali in December 2016, with 5 British fighters representing the UK. The PSF UK team was one of 38 teams taking part from across the world in the Sports (Tanding) & Artistic (Seni) categories.

European Training Camp 2016

Wellbing, Germany

The European Pencak Silat Federation organised a Sports Silat (Tanding) training camp for European athletes, from 21-23 October, in Wellbing, Germany.

Dutch Open International Pencak Silat Championship 2016

Roermond, The Netherlands

The first Dutch Open Championships hosted by the Netherlands Pencak Silat Federation was held in Roermond, The Netherlands, on 27 & 28 August this year, at the Herteym Sports Hall.

UK Wins Silver At World Championships 2015

Phuket, Thailand

The 2015 World Pencak Silat Championships took place at the Saphan Hin Stadium Phuket, Thailand, earlier this year, with two British fighters representing the UK.

Indonesia Weekend

London, England

The PSF UK recently attended a wonderful celebration of Indonesian culture in London. The Indonesian Weekend, held from 28 – 29th May next to Tower Bridge on the bank of the Thames included fantastic Silat performances.

Arsenal players try Silat with the PSF UK

London, England

The PSF UK was pleased to assist Arsenal Football Club in producing and releasing a video which will be a big hit with its supporters in Indonesia, with first-team stars Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Nacho Monreal trying the martial art Pencak Silat.

Bapak Mohamed Rifai Sahib (1947 - 2014)

Indonesia

Bapak Mohamed Rifai Sahib, or, as he preferred to be known, Pak Rifai, was a man of tremendous energy. One of the most senior masters at IPSI, the Indonesian Pencak Silat Federation, he was a performer, a choreographer, a teacher and an ambassador for Silat.

UK Wins Gold at Pencak Silat Belgian Open Championships 2014

Schoten, Belgium

The PSF UK sent the UK National Team to take part in the 19th Belgian Open Championships, on 3 & 4 May. The Championships, open to Pencak Silat clubs from all PERSILAT member countries, were held in Schoten, near Antwerp.

Abdul Kadir Ibrahim (1972 - 2013)

Singapore

Abdul Kadir Ibrahim, 41, of Singapore, passed away of a heart attack on Friday 16 August.

UK win Gold at Belgian Open 2013

Schoten, Belgium

The PSF UK sent the UK National Team to take part in the 18th Belgian Open Championships in early May. The Championships, open to Pencak Silat clubs from all PERSILAT member countries, took place in Schoten, near Antwerp, on 4 & 5 May.

UK team win Gold at European Pencak Silat Championships 2013

Valleiry, France

The UK national team has won a total of 8 medals including 3 Golds, 4 Silver and 1 Bronze medal at the 5th European Pencak Silat Championships.