Profile of Pencak Silat Competition Techniques, New Rules for the 2023 Cambodia Sea Games

Abstract

Background. The aim of this research is to carry out a comparison test on previous research and to find out the dominant technical actions in the 2023 Sea Games Cambodia elite level pencak silat competition which uses the new PERSILAT 2022 regulations.

Method. This research method uses a quantitative approach based on observation-surveys on 9 elite athletes , 5 athletes in the men's category and 4 athletes in the women's category in pencak silat competitions from the preliminary round, semi-finals to the final. Data was collected through observing match videos by recording all technical actions (punches, kicks and falls) and analyzed using the SPSS application.

Result. The research results showed that the comparison test from previous research had a side kick technique with a percentage value of 24%, a front kick had a percentage value of 18% and a slam technique had a percentage value of 28%. Therefore, this value is very significant and different from the results of previous research. In the 2022 PERSILAT regulations, the throwing technique is the dominant technique that is often used during pencak silat competitions. This can be seen from the overall percentage of athletes' techniques where slamming gets a score of 28%.

Conclusion. The conclusions of this research can be a reference for coaches and pencak silat practitioners in preparing training program sessions by considering changes in each match and the effectiveness of athletes' tactics to achieve optimal performance.