Pencak Silat in culture
Films, books, historical sources and other works connected with the martial art Pencak Silat (Indonesia). 7 works (including sub-styles).
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2008Ong Bak 2Thai action film by Tony Jaa from 2008, set in Siam in 1431. A standalone prequel to the film Ong-Bak, in whose fights Muay Boran meets Silat or Kalaripayattu.KalaripayattuKoryu BujutsuKrabi-Krabong+42009MerantauIndonesian action film by Gareth Evans from 2009 about a young Minangkabau silat master; its fights rest on silek harimau, the tiger style.Pencak Silat Harimau Minangkabau2011The RaidIndonesian action film by Gareth Evans (2011) about a police raid on a Jakarta tower block; the pencak silat fights were designed by Iko Uwais and Yayan Ruhian.2014The Raid 2Gareth Evans's 2014 Indonesian action thriller and sequel to The Raid: police officer Rama goes undercover in the underworld, and the fights are built on pencak silat.2018The Night Comes for UsIndonesian action thriller by Timo Tjahjanto from 2018 about a former triad enforcer who saves a girl during a massacre and turns his own organisation against him.Judo
Documentary series 2
2007Fight QuestAmerican Discovery Channel documentary series (2007–2008) in which Jimmy Smith and Doug Anderson train five days with martial arts masters and then demonstrate the art.BoxingBrazilian Jiu-JitsuEskrima+92007Human WeaponAmerican History Channel documentary series from 2007 in which Jason Chambers and Bill Duff explore martial arts from muay thai to ninjutsu, each episode ending in a fight.BokatorEskrimaJudo+13
