An action movie featuring the choreography of the near-extinct traditional Indonesian martial art pencak silat harimau will hit the big screen on Aug. 6. British director Gareth Huw Evans, who ...

Welsh-born director Gareth Evans is fighting to bring the world's attention to the Indonesian martial art of pencak silat, and his latest film, "The Raid 2: Berandal" is making waves both at home ...

MANILA, Philippines—The difficult part of Mary Francine Padios' goal as an athlete is not the winning of medals. The 19-year-old Padios has already proven herself in her sport, pencak ...

As with Evans's first action film, Merantau (2009), The Raid's fighters use the Indonesian martial art of pencak silat. Although the fight scenes are visceral, brutal and realistic, ...

Olivia, 9, and Khloe, 12, began pencak silat a little more than a year ago. Khloe said her favorite part about the sport is watching everyone improve, while Olivia enjoys making friends. Their parents ...