Pencak Silat Basic Movement Skills of Sport and Health Education Students in the Universities of Central Java and Yogyakarta Regions

This article describes a survey which belongs to the initial part of an Educational Research and Development in order to develop an effective model of basic Pencak silat movements learning. The survey itself was conducted to obtain data on students skill of the basic Pencak silat movement. The students participated in the survey study were from Sports and Health Education department right before they joined the Pencak silat subject/class, both for theory and practice. The population design of the survey covered university students of Sports and Health Education in Central Java and Yogyakarta Region. Sample was taken using purposive random sampling. Techniques of data collection used in the survey were test and basic Pencak silat measurement. Data were then analyzed through descriptive techniques. The findings of the survey shows that 95 % of students who participated in the survey research were lack of mastery for basic Pencak silat movement. Conclusion of the survey is that respondents need join the Pencak silat subject to obtain better mastery of basic Pencak silat movement. The results of this survey is also used as the basis for developing an effective prototype learning model for basic Pencak silat movement.