ABSTRACT
Perguruan pencak silat is a model of humanism education in traditional Javanese
society beside palace and pesantren. Emerging of new perguruan pencak silat is not
reaction against digital era, but it is an active effort to look for cultural identity. The
objective of this research to explain (1) types of perguruan pencak silat traditional in
digital era (2) pendekar as model for good character education in digital era. The research
used historical factual method with descriptive analysis interpretation coherence and
synthesis. The result indicated that there are types of perguruan pencak silat traditional
and modern in digital era. Pendekar pencak silat has characteristic of taqwa, responsive,
tangguh, tanggon, and trengginas. Pencak silat contains element of self defense, sport, art
and mental spiritual that as unity can be model for shaping human with good character.
Keywords: Educational concept, Perguruan pencak silat and Digital era.
