Weight Loss in Pencak Silat Fighting Category

Ramdan Pelana

Sport Science Program, faculty of Sport Science, State University of Jakarta, Jln. Pemuda 10, Jakarta, Indonesia

ramdanpelana@unj.ac.id

Keywords: Weight Loss, Pencak Silat, Fighting Category.

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to obtain the weight loss after martial art fighting championship by using

quasi experimental methods with group pretest-posttest design in a final stage of Pencak Silat Student

Championship. The method used for this research is experimental method, and experimental research design

is One Group "Pre Test and Post Test Design". Data collected before and after the fighting activity, then

processed and analyzed using SPSS. The result of t-test showed that; (1) there is significant weight loss after

Fighting Activity, (2) there is different weight loss between Male and Female student, and (3) there is no

different weight loss between Junior High and Senior High Student.

1 INTRODUCTION

Sport training is defined as a special and

organizational process of comprehensive and

balanced physical education that aims at reaching

the highest possible level in the type of chosen

physical activity; it also contributes a significant

portion in preparing the individual to work, produce

and defend the individual’s homeland (Abdelrazeq,

2015).

Pencak silat is one of the indigenous cultures of

the Indonesian, which has been accepted by the

international community. Pencak Silat is now

developed into a modern sport that is accepted by

the wider community and will provide a ‘logical’

consequence that martial arts will be studied and

occupied by the people who study it. The

development of Pencak Silat martial arts which is

the result of Indonesian culture continues to be

accepted by the world community, as part of sports

for sports, sports education and sports achievement

(Notosoejitno, 1999).

Guidance of achievement should be started early

in order to bring athletes who excel, therefore can be

nurtured with professionals. One of the efforts to

develop and hone the ability of an athlete is to

follow the championships between students,

adolescents and adults and other championships.

In its development, pencak silat now has a lot of

devotees from all circles of society, ranging from

children to people who have old age (elderly).

Pencak silat also has developed rapidly in the urban

areas and remote areas. Various kinds of martial arts

colleges have emerged in Indonesia. Along with the

development of the era, martial arts has been

calculated as a sport of achievement and has been

included in the matches at the level of students,

students and general and international level (Aziz,

2002).

In the highest multi-event in Indonesia, the

National Sports Week (PON), Pencak Silat Sports

began officially competed on PON VII in Jakarta by

displaying the number of matches, the term of the

previous match category known as martial arts term,

then developed into wiralaga, and now better known

with the title category. Pencak Silat basic motion is a

planned, directed, coordinated and controlled

movement that has four aspects as one unity, namely

the mental mental aspects, martial arts aspects,

sports aspects and aspects of art and culture. Thus

the four aspects are a unity and cannot be separated.

In sports match, pencak silat consists of two

categories that are competed, namely the category of

fighter (fighter) and art category. The comparative

category consists of a weighted matching number,

and the art category consists of several numbers:

single, double, team. In this article, researchers

focused on the category of match.

Competition category is a category featuring two

people from different camps. Both facing each other

using the elements of defense and attack, which is to

deflect / deny / hit / attack on the target and dropped

the opponent, the use of tactics and techniques

compete, endurance of stamina and morale, using

rules and step patterns that utilize wealth of jurus to

get the most value. The meaning of the rules is that

in achieving technical achievements a fighter must

develop a pattern of matches starting from the

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attitude of the tide, the pattern of steps and measure

the distance to the opponent and coordination in the

conduct of defense and return to the attitude of the

tide. To foster rules of competition there are

guidelines to note:

Figure 1: Competition rules. Source: Dr. Johansyah Lubis,

M.Pd dan Hendro Wardoyo, M.Pd.

Anthropometry is expressed as a study

concerning the measurement of human body

dimensions and application of design, concerning

the physical geometry, mass, strength and

characteristics of the human body in the form and

size. Each individual athlete basically has a different

shape, height and weight .

Anthropometric measurements are a series of

systematized measures that quantitatively express

the dimensions of the human body and skeleton

(Reilly, 2000). Anthropometric measurements

include body weight, height, skinfolds measurement,

circumferences, and various body diameters. The

use of these measurements vary, but either

individually or combined they allow for reasonable

predictions of body composition in non-obese

subjects. For example, weight provides a simple

measurement of body mass and thus total energy

content. Skinfolds measurements reflect the relative

amount of fat for a given body site and may be used

to describe regional adiposity. Finally, weight

combined with skinfolds measurement and body

diameters can accurately estimate the amount of fat-

free mass and fat mass.

In Pencak silat which is a body contact sport in

the game, per class is determined using weight.

Weight is very influential in the game. An athlete

who will compete must adjust his weight to enter the

class to be followed (Rachmawati,2014). Based on

weight, mature pencak silat matches can be

classified into 7 females and 11 male's class. In

MUNAS IPSI XII 2007 it is explained that for the

women‘s match consist of: (a) Class A, body weight

45 kg s / d 50 kg, (b) Class B with weight above 50

kg to 55 kg, (c) Class C, with the provision of

weight above 55 kg s / d 60 kg, (d) Class D, with the

provisions of body weight above 60 kg s / d 65 kg,

(e) Class E, with the provision of body weight 65 kg

s / d 70 kg, (f) class F with weight of 70kg to 75 kg,

(g) Free class with weight above 75kg to 90kg. In a

special free class, it is competed in a single event

match. The class classification for men is the same

as the class women class from grade A to class F,

hereinafter described as follows: (a) Class G with

the provisions of body weight above 75kg to 80kg,

(b) Class H, (c) Class I with classes above 85kg up

to 90kg, (d) Class J, with classes above 95kg up to

110kg (specifically single event match).

Height and Weight can significantly influence

success in sports depending on how the design of the

sport is linked to factors that are height and weight

biased due to physics and biology. The balance of

the intricate array of links will determine the degree

to which height and weight plays a role in success

(Calugi, 2017).

Based on the above statements then, this article

intends to know the amount of weight loss on

Pencak Silat athletes in the fighting category, so that

it can control the weight in each class. The

importance of weight measurement in martial arts

athletes is to classify weight classes in the category

of fighting. Therefore, this study is intended to

answer how much weight loss after competing in

martial arts athletes in the category of fighting.

2 METHODS

2.1 Participant

In this research technique used in sampling is total

sampling that is sample determination technique

with certain consideration. Of the population of 72

people, the sample used in this study amounted to 72

people.

2.2 Procedures

The method used for this research is the

experimental method, and the experimental research

design is One Group ‘Pre Test and Post Test

Design‘, which is pre-test before treatment and post-

test after treatment. According to Sugiyono,

experimental research method is a research method

used to find the effect of certain treatment against

others in controlled conditions. Thus the treatment

results can be known more accurately, because it can

compare with the situation before being treated.

A1 A2 B2 B1

Standing still position Standing still position

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2.3 Instruments

The instrument used in this study was taken by

means of the testers, performing weight tests using

weight scales (Sudjiono, 2015; Sugiyono, 2014).

Data processing begins with analyzing data. The

data analyzed are the samples that have followed the

initial test and the final test.To process the results

obtained from the sample following the initial test

and the final test, this study uses T Test statistic.

t =

3 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

The data descriptions in this study includes the

highest values, mean (mean), median (median) and

standard deviation (s), including the following data:

Table 1: Research Data on Weight Loss of Pencak Silat

Athletes before Competing in the Fighting Category.

Variables

Results

The highest score

73.20

The Lowest Value

34.80

Mean

52,60

Median

51,90

Deviation Standard

1,0

3.1 Weight of Pencak Silat Athletes

before Competing in Fighting

Category

Table 1. Shows weight data on athletes of Pencak

Silat before competing in fighting category. These

results are the result of data processing that will be

used as comparison with the research data of Pencak

Silat athletes’ weight after competing in the category

of Fighting. Here the data table of Pencak Silat

athletes’ weight after fighting in the category of

fighting:

Table 2: Weight Loss Research Data of Pencak Silat

Athletes after Competing in Fighting category.

Variables

Results

The highest score

72,70

The lowest Value

34,40

Mean

52,17

Median

51,50

Deviation Standard

1,0

3.2 Weight of Pencak Silat Athletes after

competing in fighting category

Tables 1 and 2, it can be said that there has been a

weight loss in athletes Pencak Silat after competing

in the category of fighting. The results can be seen in

the following table:

3.3 Result of Weight Loss Research Data

of Pencak Silat Athletes after

Competing in Fighting Category

Table 3: Results of Weight Loss on Pencak Silat Athletes

After Competition in the Fighting category.

Variables

Result

The highest score

0.70

Lowest Score

0.30

Mean

0.4319

Median

0.4000

Deviation Standard

0.08191

Table 3. Showing weight loss results in the

category of fighting, showing the highest value 0.70

and the lowest value 0.30. Mean of 0.4319. Median

of 0.4000 and standard deviation (SD) of 0.08192.

To facilitate the interpretation, it can be seen in the

following histogram images:

Figure 2: Histogram Chart of Weight Loss.

Table 4: Frequency Table of Weight Loss of Pencak Silat

Athletes After Competing in Fighting category.

Interval

Class of

Weight

Loss

Frequency

Percent

Valid

Percent

Cumulative

Percent

0.3 kg

15.3

58.3

95.8

98.6

0.4 kg

43.1

0.5 kg

37.5

0.6 kg

2.8

0.7 kg

1.4

Total

100%

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3.4 Frequency of Weight Loss of Pencak

Silat Athlete after Competing on

Fighting Category

Table 4 and Figure 1, it can be concluded that at the

Pencak Silat athletes, fighting category, the largest

frequency data is in the interval class 0.4 kg with the

number of frequencies 31 people and the percentage

value of 43.1%, and the smallest data frequency in

the interval class 0.7 kg with the number of

frequencies 1 people and percentage value of 1.4%.

Result of Research Analysis. Presented about the

mean value (x) of the results obtained at the initial

test obtained an average of 52.60 and in the final test

of 52.17. Based on the average data on the initial test

and the final test showed a decrease in the results

obtained.

4 CONCLUSIONS

The conclusion that can be taken from this research

is that martial arts athletes who perform pencak silat

movement in the category of fighting will lose

weight. From the calculation results stated that there

was a difference of weight data results before and

after of the Pencak Silat athletes in the category of

fighting with an average decrease of 0.4319. The

implications of this study are to provide information

on how much weight loss after performing Pencak

Silat on fighting category, therefore for athletes who

experience overweight, these athletes can increase

the volume of exercise to lose weight, so that the

weight in accordance with their class.

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