Sejarah PPS Betako Merpati Putih.

History Pencak Silat Merpati Putih.
College Pencak Silat Merpati Putih is empty hand martial arts (BETAKO = Beladiri Tangan Kosong).is a cultural heritage of ancestral heritage of Indonesia which was originally a secret palace martial arts inherited in descent, so that the commoners are not allowed to learn.
It is said that Prince Diponogoro had inherited this science. But ultimately upon the Master's will (Saring Hadi Poernomo grat X) the science of Merpati Putih may be disseminated with the intention to be developed to be useful for the nation and state.Initially this flow is owned by Sampeyan Dalem Inkang Sinuhun Kanjeng Susuhunan Prince Prabu Mangkurat Ingumen Jumeneng Ing Kartosuro or better known as Prince Prabu King II or Sunan Tegal Wangi or Sunan Tegal Arum then to BPH Adiwidjojo (Grat I).
Due to the conditions caused by the Dutch colonial colonists at that time, Prince Prabueng II held refuge in the area of ​​Bagelen (a remote area in Yogyakarta). With her great-granddaughter R.A. Nyi Djojo Redjoso (Grat III).
On the sidelines of his busyness in thinking, regulating the situation of state (kingdom) he had guided, galvanized and watched his great-great-grandchildren in pursue martial arts. Then R.A Nyi Djojo Redjoso blessed with 3 sons, they are Gagak Seto, Crowoko Handoko and Crow Samudro. To and through his three sons is the martial arts inherited. Crow Samudro inherited medical science, while Gagak Seto Literature science. And for the martial art is handed down to Crowoko Handoko. It is said that because of the conditions at the time, these 3 brothers were scattered due to the colonial colonial conditions at the time. Reportedly Raden Gagak Seto escape towards the east and Raden Crow Samudro run towards the west while Raden Gagak Handoko still remain domiciled in the area of ​​Yogyakarta. During their flight they set up a college that is: -Gagak Samodra, established a college in Gunung Jeruk (Peg Menoreh) -Gagak Handoko, established a college in Bagelen area, which eventually moved to the north of P. Java. -Gagak Seto, established a college in the area around Magelang (Central Java).
Through Raden Gagak Handoko this line of history of science heritage (now we know as "Merpati Putih" is unbroken.But Gagak Handoko understand that the teachings of the university is actually incomplete, so he did not immediately develop / descend to his offspring, but tried hard to examine and describe the science then pours in the movement of silat and stored energy in the holy instincts.
Do not stop there, he also tried to find the completeness, that is from the flow of Gagak Samodra and Crow seto. However, he has not succeeded in discovering directly, only his instinct, that these two schools of similar material developed knowledge in the northern coast of P. Java and the central part of Java P. It is said that when Handoko went to wander in eastern Java through / South Coast to reach the area of ​​Kelud Mountain with the aim of studying and knowing the state of the region, in addition it also seeks two separated brothers.

In his wandering, he disguised as Ki Bagus Kerto. Before he wandered, the Handoko Gagak College established in Jeruk Mountain has grown rapidly. And coming back from his wanderings, where he was unable to find his two brothers, he continued the development of a long-abandoned college. He is aware of his aging age which is unable to continue his development, so he gives a full mandate and mandate to his descendants who belong to Grat V, namely R. Bongso permono ing Ngulakan Wates, to continue the development of college. And after Gagak Handoko handed over his college leadership pile and went solo / imprisoned until his death at Jeruk Mountain.

In the leadership of R. Bongso Permono, the development of university increasingly gloomy / retreat, R. bongso Permono aware of the situation. So after lowering his knowledge to his descendants, he followed in the footsteps of his father seeking perfection. His descendants were named R.M. Wongso Widjojo. During the leadership of R.M. Wongso Widjojo, the university also can not grow as expected by his father, because he has no descendants, so he took a student who happens to be in the family there is still a relation of grandchild named R. Saring Siswo Hadi Poernomo. The next one goes in the lineage to VII (Grat VIII).

Pencak Silat Merpati Putih Also spread throughout the territory of Indonesia.
ie in the Province of ACEH.

ACEH is the formerly affected province of the Tsunami, on 26 December 2004.
maybe so many times I told you about the martial arts "Merpati Putih".