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European Pencak
Silat Championships
9-10 December 2005
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The Pencak Silat Federation of
the UK (PSF UK) sent a team to take part in the European Pencak Silat
Championships, which were held in Paris from 9-10 December 2005. The
Championships were organised and hosted by the Association
France Pencak Silat (AFPS) with the support of the European Pencak Silat
Federation (EPSF).
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competition categories consisted of Sports (‘Tanding’), for men or women in
different weight categories, and Artistic categories (for single, double or team
of 3 men or women). The Championships were held under the supervision of the
European Pencak Silat Federation (EPSF) and were open to European member
countries only. A total of 57 competitors (pesilat) from 8 countries (Belgium,
France, Germany, Holland, Russia, Spain, Switzerland and the UK) took part.
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Presentation of Teams |
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The guests of honour attending the opening ceremony
included Bapak Eddie Nalapraya, President of PERSILAT, and Mr George Fredriksz,
President of EPSF. Bapak Rivai from the Indonesian Pencak Silat Federation
performed the traditional opening of the arena and, the presented the ‘Keris
Adat’ to the President of the European Federation (EPSF) for safe-keeping during
the tournament
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Handing over of Kris Adat to President of EPSF |
A French pesilat and a French Wasit Juri (referee)
took the respective Oaths on behalf of all competitors and Wasit Juri. This was
followed by welcome speeches given by Eric Chatelier, President of the French
Pencak Silat Federation, George Fredriksz, President of the EPSF, and Bapak
Eddie Nalapraya, President of PERSILAT. The championships were officially opened
by Bapak Eddie Nalapraya striking a gong.
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Tanding
(Sports) Competitions
The UK had entered nine fighters to compete in the Tanding competitions, and following are some pictures of their fights.
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Arash Adam Adami (UK) vs Denis Turishev (Russia) |
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Shah
Haque (UK) vs Andreas Klinger (Germany) |
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Waqqas Akhtar (UK) vs Dennis Scholten (NL) |
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Hannah Alrashid (UK) vs
Katja Tennstaedt (Germany) |
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Arash Adam Adami (UK) vs Nacib Louati (France) |
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Shah Haque (UK) vs Kristof van Bladel (Belgium) |
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Thomas Mohamed (UK) vs Dimitri Kovalev (Russia) |
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Sohaib El-Nahla (UK) vs Emmanuel Ravier (France) |
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Sean Kardar (UK) vs Leo Weissenbach (Switzerland) |
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Sohaib El-Nahla (UK) vs Marius Vernimmen (NL) |
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Arash Adam Adami (UK) vs Martijn Houwerzijl (NL) |
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Hannah Alrashid (UK) vs Jessy Pieters (Belgium) |
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Zainab Ganiyu-Dada (UK) vs Wendy Pieters (Belgium) |
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Thomas Mohamed (UK) vs Frédéric Frittel (France) |
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Seni
(Artistic) Competitions
The UK had entered one athletes in
the female Jurus Tunggal (solo event) and Jurus Regu (team event)
competitions: |
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Hannah
Alrashid – Female Jurus Tunggal |
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UK Regu Team (Mai-Anh, Hannah & Lucy) |
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Male Class B: Gold:
Switzerland,,
Silver: UK,
Bronze: Belgium |
Male Class D: Gold: Holland,
Silver: UK, Bronze: France & Swizerland |
Male Class E: Gold:
Holland, Silver: Germany,Bronze: UK & Spain |
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Male Class F: Gold: Belgium, Silver: Russia, Bronze:
UK & Spain |
Male Class G: Gold:
Holland,
Silver: UK, Bronze: France & Spain |
Male Class H: Gold: Holland, Silver: Spain,Bronze: UK
& France |
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Male Class O: Gold: France,
Silver: UK, Bronze: Russia & Spain |
Female Class D: Gold:
Belgium, Silver: UK, Bronze: Germany & Spain |
Female Class O: Gold:
Belgium, Silver: UK |
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Female Jurus Tunggal: Gold: Holland, Silver: UK,
Bronze: Spain |
Female Jurus Regu: Gold: SpainSilver: UK |
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UK
Coach with Medal Winners |
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UK
Medal winners with coach and PSF UK President, Bapak Aidinal Alrashid |
The full results of the
European Pencak Silat Championships can be found
here.
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