Two Acehnese female athletes trained at Padepokan Pencak Silat in Harapan Bangsa Stadium Complex, Lhong Raya

The Aceh martial arts branch was brave enough to be different in recruiting athletes to the Sumatra Region Sports Week in Bangka Belitung, in November. Pengprov IPSI applies a system of promotion and degradation. All fighters participating in the Pelatda have not been able to compete automatically with Porwil Babel. We will again be tested with athletes. Where, they have agreed to only send quality fighters. This is to give hard competition to get athletes with potential medals.

The upholstery athletes, until now still undergo regular training in their respective regions. They are also athletes who have impressive achievements in the Aceh Sports Week in East Aceh, 2014. In fact, their quality is also good. The promotion and degradation system that we apply is solely to get maximum results in Porwil, said the winner of the gold medal at the 2004 PON in Palembang, South Sumatra.

For the Porwil event this time, Pengprov IPSI received a quota of 14 athletes from the Aceh KONI. But, continued Maimun, it was in accordance with the instructions of the IPSI Chairperson, Tgk Muharuddin, they added two more fighters. Where, all funds for the preparation of the two fighters are the responsibility of Pengprov. Of the 14 quota of athletes, he added, as many as four fighters and two trainers received Pelatda quota for five months. Because, they are in the first category.

Meanwhile, 10 athletes and two coaches were in the second category and had to train for three months. In order for all fighters to participate in the Pelatda simultaneously for five months, IPSI Pengprov decided to cover all costs for 10 athletes, and two trainers who were in the second category. We do this solely so that we can make high achievements in Porwil, said the medalist of Porwil 2003 in the City of Earth Sports Hall, Lampung. The high commitment of IPSI to Pelatda proves that they have high targets. In the Porwil of Babel, Aceh martial arts target three gold medals. Not only that, they were also optimistic that as many as 8 athletes were able to win tickets to PON 2016 in West Java. Even so, Maimun admitted, the training team believes that all fighters have the ability to pass to PON.

Bro, opponents can block the ambitions of the Acehnese children in the four-yearly event, namely South Sumatra, West Sumatra, North Sumatra, and the host of Bangka Belitung. But in quality the ability of the Rencong Land fighters is the same as the four regions. So, the opportunity to win gold medals and PON tickets remains wide open. Although it has prepared 16 best fighters, it turns out that Aceh is certainly absent for art numbers. The reason, the ability of the Acehnese fighters to be in this number must recognize the opponent's resilience.