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NU's martial arts group will hold congress

NU Online  ·  Selasa, 26 Juni 2012 | 09:25 WIB

Jakarta, NU Online
The Nahdlatul Ulama Pencak Silat Association (IPS NU) Pagar Nusa will hold its 2nd Congress on the Strengthening Solidarity and Patriotism for the Nation's Dignity, on July 9 - 12 at the Sunan Drajat Islamic Boarding School (Pesantren), Lamongan, East Java.<>

According to the secretary of Pagar Nusa, M Fathurrohman, the congress would take up such agendas as martial arts (pencak silat) attraction from the Regional Board of Pagar Nusa of East Java and West Java.

"Then the speeches of the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Indonesia with the theme "Reinforcing  National Commitment: The Participation of Pagar Nusa in Keeping the Indonesia's Dignity," he said.

Fathurrohman added that the congress participants would also discuss the future of martial arts as an ancestral legacy for being considered almost disappeared. This topic would be presented by Minister of Culture and Tourism, Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, General Chairman of the Central Board of the Indonesian Pencak Silat Association (IPSI) and General Chairman of Pagar Nusa.

The Congress is aimed at strengthening both the brotherhood and the synergy of Pagar Nusa members and warriors throughout Indonesia in addition to forming the Pagar Nusa stewardship for the period 2012-2017.

Contributor : Abdullah Alawi
Editor : Sudarto Murtaufiq