MAKNA PENDEKAR DALAM BELADIRl PENCAK SILATSuryo EdiyonolAbstractPencak Silat is essentially an lndonesian national culture that it contains elements ofmartial arts, sports, arts, and mental-spiritual as a whole. This study aims to determine themeaning of the warrior: attitudes, traits, knowledge and character kanuragan knight warriorin silat martial arts. Study of library material in martial arts dojos and field studies. Fieldstudies need to be done, because the author is also a warrior. The data were analvzed by themeihod of reflective hermeneutics through the description, co parison and critical refiection.The result: Swordsman is a man who has the attiiude of piety, responsive, resilient, andtrengginas tanggon. Human warriors have a noble mind and character of knights that valueshumanity, justice, and honesty in the utterances, behaviors, thoughts, insights, and ideals.Keywords: martial arts, self-defense, kanuragan, tanggon, and trengginas