PENGUATAN OLAHRAGA PENCAK SILAT SEBAGAI WARISAN BUDAYA NUSANTARA

Sports martial arts (pencak silat) has grown and developed over the establishment of  the Indonesian nation, even before Indonesia’s independence. It needs to be strengthened in order to continue to grow stronger in Indonesia. In order to realize it, the pillars of  the national culture must be upheld which includes (1) construction of  identity and character of  the nation (2) Preservation of cultural heritage (3) development work / innovation and cultural diplomacy (4) institutional and human culture, and (5) facilities and infrastructure culture. To strengthen the construction of  the five pillars of  culture-related sports martial arts, the various concrete support pillars can help in any martial arts in the cultural heritage of  the archipelago of  Indonesia as well maintained. Keywords: sports martia arts, national culture, culural heritage