Edmar Tacuel clinches gold in men's pencak silat

Philippines bet Edmar Tacuel strengthened the country's bid for an overall championship after delivering a gold medal in the 30th Southeast Asian Games pencak silat men's seni tinggal singles event at the Subic Bay Exhibition and Convention Center Monday.

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Tacuel scored a total of 470 to cop gold. Singapore's Muhammad Rahman placed second with 461, while Indonesia's Ding Sulistianto settled for bronze with 460.

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Meanwhile, the Philippines' Alfau Jan Abad and Almohaidib Abad settled for silver in the seni ganda doubles event finals. The Malaysian team won gold via technical decision.

According to the SEA Games 2019  website, Pencak silat is a traditional Indonesian martial art, which is "a full-body fighting form incorporating strikes, grappling and throwing in addition to weaponry." Every part of the body is used and subject to attack. —Ma. Angelica Garcia with Justin Kenneth Carandang/JST/BAP, GMA News