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Jakarta -Fadli Zon, Minister of Culture, opened the Kasundan International Silat Camp (KISC) 2025 at the Martial Arts Building, Raa Adjiwijaja Sports Facilities, West -Java. Fadli emphasizes the importance of Pencak Silat as part of the conservation of cultural heritage and means of national cultural promotion. Pencak Silat is also an instrument of Indonesian cultural diplomacy in the world arena. The reason, ongoing Fadli, Pencak Silat is a martial art that contains the spiritual spiritual dimensions of art, sports and philosophy of life. “Kasundan International Silat Camp 2025 is one of the most important initiatives to strengthen the conservation, promotion and cultural diplomacy through traditional martial fighter arts named by UNESCO as WBTB World on December 12, 2019,” Fadli said in a written statement on Friday (8/8/2025). Browse to continue with the content this year, Kisc entered its third edition with the theme “The introduction of Indonesian Arts and Culture through Ulin, Ulin, Uldus and Usik.” With the philosophy of “Ulin” (Tourism), “Utvian” (deepening of science) and “smooth” (exhibition/art), KISC participants invite to explore culture through local stories, martial arts techniques, to performing arts and competitions. This event was held in 2018, and brought together the preachers, practitioners and fans of martial arts from all over the world. KISC 2025 offers an in -depth experience in traditional Indonesian martial arts, which offers a modern, creative and innovative approach. KISC is also a meeting room for teachers from different Pencak Silat colleges to share insight and expand the understanding of participants, both within the country and abroad. Not just as a training forum, this event is also a cultural exchange that strengthens international networks in efforts to preserve Pencak Silat. Fadli said that events such as KISC were a manifestation of the constitutional mandate, as said in Article 32 paragraph 1 of the Constitution of 1945. The article reads: “The state advises Indonesian national culture amid the world description by guaranteeing the freedom of the community to maintain and develop its cultural values,”. “Through activities such as KISC we export the mandate of the Constitution. We promote the Indonesian national culture in the midst of the world description,” Fadli said. In his remarks, Fadli also remembers his experience while studying at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Fadli told me the moment the performance of Silat looked through the Indonesian delegation in the UK in 2003. ‘I am proud that Pencak Silat is performing at the world scene at the time. It was a very effective form of cultural diplomacy, ‘he recalls. Fadli said Pencak Silat is increasingly known by art and film, including the actions of Indonesian Silat actors, such as ICO Uwais. “The popularity of PenCak Silat is also driven by the presence of our talented actors that appear in international films. This is a momentum we should use,” he added. Appreciation for all KISC 2025 figures On this occasion, Fadli also appreciated all the figures involved in KISC 2025, including artists and cultural figures of the home and abroad. Garut as the location of KISC activities, according to Fadli, is a region with rich cultural history and has been visited by world figures, such as Nicholas II from Russia, Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary and Charlie Chaplin from the United States. “Garut is rich in cultural heritage, historical tourism, culinary, to religion. Not many people know that important figures of the world have stopped here,” Fadli said. With the closure of his remarks, Fadli argued that his party will continue to support KISC and similar initiatives in the future. “We at the Ministry of Culture will continue to support the implementation of KISC. We hope, this activity can become a sustainable cultural ecosystem, as well as an important part of the Indonesian cultural strategy at the global level,” he concluded. For information, the opening of KISC 2025 was shown by the defeat of Gongs by Fadli. This event took place alive with a variety of beautiful PenCak Silat performances, including Kasundan Pencak Silat team as an opening performer, then Ciung Wanara Silat College (West Java), Silat Tiger College Minangkabau (West Sumatra), Tiga Chain Silat College (Jakarta), and Maung Bodas College (West Java). The opening is becoming increasingly special with the prevalence of foreign participants (KISC participants 2025), which consists of Japan, Singapore and France. The inspirational talk offered by the Indonesian veteran -Silat figures, namely Iko Uwais, Yayan Ruhian and Cecep Arif Rahman (founder of Kasundan), also became a series of opening Kisc 2025. All three shared their experiences and views on the world of martial arts in the world arena. (Anl/Ega)