Atraksi Pencaksilat Merpati Putih Sebagai Daya Tarik Wisata Dalam Upaya Melestarikan Warisan Budaya Indonesia

Abstract

ABSTRACT
 Merpati putih is a pencak silat which is an original Indonesian cultural heritage that is very feasible to be preserved and developed. The existence of Merpati Putih has proven that this pencak silat school provides enormous benefits for fitness, health and the good name of the nation. This paper is carried out in order to explore data and information regarding the history of the development of PPS Merpati Putih, and how the development of Merpati Putih Pencak Silat as a cultural attraction and how to maintain it so that it becomes a martial art as it emerged. With a descriptive literature method, this paper was developed through a qualitative approach, where various data are collected, studied, reduced, described, analyzed, then interpreted. From the research conducted, it can be concluded that Merpati putih is a Pencak Silat of the Empty Hand (Betako) Martial Arts which has existed since the first colonial period, then de facto and de jure was inaugurated on April 2, 1963 in Yogyakarta. Merpati Putih is one of the pencak silat schools that originated from the Mataram Sultanate and then developed to become a member of IPSI, the Martial Arts Federation for World Peace (MAFWP), and the International Pencak Silat Federation or Persilat (International Pencak Silat Federation). Merpati Putih has been used as a medium and medium in introducing Indonesia to the international scene. In many existing activities, there is always a positive content, in order to maintain and develop Merpati Putih pencak silat as a cultural heritage from the ancestors of the Indonesian nation.
 
 Key words: pencak silat, white dove, cultural heritage