- Source: Tapak Suci
Tapak Suci Putera Muhammadiyah (lit. 'Sacred Palm, Sons of Muhammadiyah'), shortened as Tapak Suci, is an autonomous pencak silat martial arts organization of Muhammadiyah, the modernist, second largest Muslim organization in Indonesia. Tapak Suci is one of the ten 'historic schools' of IPSI (Ikatan Pencak Silat Indonesia, or Pencak Silat Association of Indonesia), the leading organization of pencak silat in Indonesia.
The silat school was founded and made an official part of Muhammadiyah on July 31, 1963 in Yogyakarta and has since spread nationwide within the organization. The silat masters and practitioners in Muhammadiyah were concerned about the threatening situation confronting their members at that time, especially from various mass organizations that belonged to the Communist Party of Indonesia (PKI).
Tapak Suci trains its members in physical silat techniques and breathing exercises. The school, however, does not teach body invulnerability (ilmu kebal, which is taught by some more traditional silat schools), as it opposes cults and considers them shirk.
As an autonomously managed part of Muhammadiyah, the martial arts school is open to membership not only of Muslims but to anyone interested, either in Indonesia or overseas chapters.
See also
Muhammadiyah
Pencak silat
Styles of silat
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Tapak Suci Putera Muhammadiyah
- Muhadjir Effendy
- Haedar Nashir
- Ikatan Pencak Silat Indonesia
- Muchdi Purwoprandjono
- SMK Negeri 3 Kuningan
- Muneng, Candiroto, Temanggung
- Azaki Khoirudin
- Zul Elfian
- Nasyiatul Aisyiyah
- Tapak Suci
- Pencak silat
- Styles of silat
- Muchdi Purwopranjono
- Muhammadiyah
- Haedar Nashir
- 212 Warrior
- Muhammadiyah University of Makassar
- Muhammadiyah University of Yogyakarta
- Muhammadiyah University of Magelang
