HumasUPNVJ - Met after returning from Makassar (27/12), Thariqat Rama Putra, representing the Jakarta Veterans Pencak Silat Team (PSVJ) talked about the process they had gone through in participating in the national event organized by Wings of Rajawali-Makassar Pencak Silat Championship 1 2022 , located at the Sudiang Makassar Sports Center.

“Our preparation started two months before the event was held. We took the initiative to look for competitions before this year ended. Although at first we were pessimistic, but with enthusiasm and prayers from friends, our journey to take part in this national event was approved by the campus. We practiced full-time for two weeks, from morning to night. In addition, to achieve our target as overall champions, the ten of us took part in almost all categories, including the arts category: empty-handed singles, single weapons, double weapons, there were categories for men's and women's teams and fighter. We are of course grateful to the campus, because we were given very full support in participating in this event, "Rama explained to the UPNVJ Public Relations team.

In every process that has been passed, it must have been full of ups and downs, one of the PSVJ teams, Rizki Romadhoni Putra, was injured. being hit by an opponent in the temple/above the nose. As a result, there was bleeding and he had to be rushed to the hospital to get medical treatment in the form of 3 stitches. However, Rizki's bad experience did not discourage him, "Even though I was injured like this, and there were indications of cheating in my round, I remained tolerant through all the existing processes so that I would not get discouraged in participating in the following events" , said Rizky.

Apart from that, Wahid Octovian briefly explained that he and his team received a lot of praise from the local community, “Not only did we gain a lot of experience there, we also encountered things that we found funny. Personally, when I wear a jacket/uniform that says UPN Veteran Jakarta, I am often photographed by the people there, and we get special treatment, such as a line that has been prepared at the very front and some special treatment in general," said Wahid.

The hope of the participants who took part in this event is that in the future UPNVJ can continue to support PSVJ in participating in the next national and international events.