In accordance with their membership and activity scale, the organizations of Pencak Silat are grouped into three categories, that is perguruan Pencak Silat, national organization of Pencak Silat and international organization of Pencak Silat.
The Perguruan of Pencak Silat
Perguruan is the smallest organization of Pencak Silat. Other names of perguruan in Indonesia are paguron (West Java and Central Java) and padepokan (Central Java). In a certain country outside the native countries of Pencak Silat, perguruan is also called Pencak Silat institution, school or club. Perguruans as organization have members consisting of the citizens of the countries where those perguruans exist. The total members of a perguruan may be only several persons and my be hundred of thousand persons. The spreading area of a perguruan can possibly be in a small district only but there are also such an area which covers a great part of its country. Basically, the purpose of the perguruan is to perpetuate, develop and socialize Pencak Silat and its values. The achievement of these goals is mainly obtained through educational efforts and activities and promotion. (Pencak Silat – Self Defense Arts of Indonesia, G. Groot & Drs. Notosoejitno, page 51)
List of Famous Perguruan
Indonesia
| Putri Betawi |
| Garuda Jisai |
| Keluaraga Pencak Silat Nusantara |
| Merpatih Putih |
| Bangau Putih |
| Tadjimalela |
| Pager Kancana |
| Mande Muda |
| Panglipur |
| Phasadja Mataram |
| Tapak Suci |
| Setia Hati Terate |
| Perisai Diri |
| Nahdlatul Ulama Pagar Nusa (LPSNU Pagar Nusa) |
| Pencak Angkatan Muda Rasionil (PAMUR) |
| Al-Azhar Seni Bela Diri (ASBD) |
| Persaudaraan Pencak Silat Salamun Alaykum (PPSSA) |
| Naga Putih Jokotole (Jokotole) |
| Bakti Negara |
| Kertha Wisesa |
Malaysia
There are 464 Perguruan in Malaysia
| Seni Gayung |
| Lincah malysia |
| Cekak malysia |
| Gayung fatani |
| cekak harimau |
Information taken from Pencak Silat – Self Defense Arts of Indonesia, G. Groot & Drs. Notosoejitno, page 51)