Pencak silat combat: dominant technique in national student competition based on gender and weight

This research analyses the technical actions of student Pencak silat athletes in national competitions.A total of 180 student-athletes (114 male, 66 female) were observed using notation system analysis in 90 game video recordings (57 male, 33 female).Punches (PT), round-kicks (RK), front-kicks (FK), sidekicks (SK), back-kicks (BK), slams (SL), cuts (CUT), and sweeps (SW) are recorded compared by gender and the results.The most used technique was RK (9.89 4.68), followed by PT (7.12 4.090), FK (4.30 2.37), SK (3.31 1.73), SL (2.09 1.04), CUT (1.60 1.53), SW (0.97 0.83), and BK (0.15 0.11).Female athletes were more likely to use CUT actions (1.60 1.53) than male athletes (p < 0.05).Most technical measures had poor efficacy, and there were changes in PT, RK, FK, SK, BK, SL, CUT, and SW with moderate effect sizes (ES 0.1-0.8),resulting in a success: failure ratio technical action (1: 1.6).These findings suggest optimizing training techniques for accuracy, coordination, and technical skills because correct target contact will result in points.