I became interested in pencak silat when I was in 5th grade. at that time my parents did not give me permission to take part in this martial activity because at that time there was a lot of chaos between the pencak silat organization.
my efforts don't end there. When I was in middle school, in grade 2 of junior high school, I asked my parents for permission to take part in pencak silat activities. But still, the answer is no. finally I decided to register myself with one of the pencak silat organizations in silence without the knowledge of parents. I have practiced martial arts for three months, finally my parents learned that I had practiced silat through the silat uniform that I kept in my room. I was immediately scolded and told to stop attending martial arts training. What's worse is that they advised me to just follow foreign
martial arts which he said were safer. Saya menolaknya, karena saya sudah benar benar mencintai silat.
After that incident I decided to stop training for a moment. Until I entered high school, at that time I felt very homesick for martial arts training. But I also do not want to make my parents angry. Finally I asked permission to go back to the practice site but only saw, without taking part in the field. I was very surprised because my parents immediately agreed to my request and they asked "why just watch? Instead of taking part in the training". Finally I got permission from my parents and I am very grateful for this because I can practice silat calmly without feeling anxious. Until now, I am still actively practicing martial arts in college.
That is a little story of my journey in learning pencak silat. In it there were many struggles in the heavy struggle I passed. Instead of looking for death, it's just that I really love this one cultural heritage. Hopefully this piece of my story can inspire readers to keep preserving the culture that exists in the Nusantara archipelago. It doesn't have to be through Pencak Silat, because there are still many indigenous Indonesian cultures that must be preserved.
Muhammad Ardy
my efforts don't end there. When I was in middle school, in grade 2 of junior high school, I asked my parents for permission to take part in pencak silat activities. But still, the answer is no. finally I decided to register myself with one of the pencak silat organizations in silence without the knowledge of parents. I have practiced martial arts for three months, finally my parents learned that I had practiced silat through the silat uniform that I kept in my room. I was immediately scolded and told to stop attending martial arts training. What's worse is that they advised me to just follow foreign
martial arts which he said were safer. Saya menolaknya, karena saya sudah benar benar mencintai silat.
After that incident I decided to stop training for a moment. Until I entered high school, at that time I felt very homesick for martial arts training. But I also do not want to make my parents angry. Finally I asked permission to go back to the practice site but only saw, without taking part in the field. I was very surprised because my parents immediately agreed to my request and they asked "why just watch? Instead of taking part in the training". Finally I got permission from my parents and I am very grateful for this because I can practice silat calmly without feeling anxious. Until now, I am still actively practicing martial arts in college.
That is a little story of my journey in learning pencak silat. In it there were many struggles in the heavy struggle I passed. Instead of looking for death, it's just that I really love this one cultural heritage. Hopefully this piece of my story can inspire readers to keep preserving the culture that exists in the Nusantara archipelago. It doesn't have to be through Pencak Silat, because there are still many indigenous Indonesian cultures that must be preserved.
Muhammad Ardy
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