Are you a martial arts enthusiast interested in competing in an exciting martial art sport? Join our USA National Pencak Silat team. Train with the top coaches and athletes in the amazing art of Pencak Silat. Join our family of passionate athletes and expert martial artists. Compete with the national team at regional open tournaments free of charge. Prepare for international tournaments in Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and other places in Europe and Asia.

Submit a video of your martial arts skills by March 1st. if you are accepted to the team, you will receive a free invitation to our USA Pencak Silat Federation National Team Training Camp in April 6-7th 2019 in Clarksburg, Maryland. PLUS free weekly online training with the UPSF National Silat team. Submit your tryout video and sign up today!!

Application form is below

Eligibility

  1. Must be citizens of the USA (valid US passport)
  2. Must be between the ages of 14-30 years old
  3. Be able to commit to weekly virtual training with the team Sundays from 12pm-1:30pm
  4. Must have at least 2 years previous martial arts training (preferably in striking arts such as Karate, Taekwondo, or Kungfu), or was part of a successful high school or college sports team.

Video Submission

Please send us a link to an unlisted video (non-public) video. You can upload  it to google drive or a similar cloud repository or Youtube.  If you upload it to Youtube, you must make it “unlisted”. If you upload it to Google Drive, please give us proper access to the file.  Video must be at least 2 minutes long and display the following:

  1. Your punching skill (either shadow-boxing or on a punching bag)
  2. Your kicking skill (either shadow-boxing or on a punching bag). Demonstrate a Front Kick, Side Kick, Roundhouse kick, Back Kick or more.
  3. Your flexibility (front stretch, side stretch, etc)
  4. A series of exercises such as push ups, pull-ups, burpies, etc.
  5. A martial arts form (traditional kata or jurus) or creative/freestyle form.

Athlete Selection

Athlete selection is based on a combination of athlete tryouts and recommendations from the coaches based on the athletes skill and dedication. We will be accepting athletes for the following categories:

  • Tanding (male / female)
  • Tunggal (male / female)
  • Regu (male / female)
  • Ganda (male / female)

The UPSF National coaches will review each application for final approval.  The total number of athletes on our team will be depend on the UPSF budget.
Current USA Team Members as of Feb 2019.

Application form


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    Tanding (fighting/sparring)Tunggal (artistic forms)Regu (3 person form)Ganda (2 person fighting skit)