Padepokan Pencak Silat Indonesia was up-built for more large functions and missions then the traditional padepokan.  Its up-building on the area of Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (The Miniature Park of Beautiful Indonesia) was sponsored by three Pencak Silat lovers, that is Mr. Bambang Trihatmodjo, Mr. Rosano Barack and Mr. Prabowo Subianto.  The up-building began from October 1993 until October 1996 and was officially opened by the President of Indonesia, President Soeharto, on April the 20th 1997.

Padepokan Pencak Silat Indonesia has at least five functions and missions, that is

1.As a center for information, education, presentation and promotion of various things connecting with Pencak Silat.

2.As a center of various activities relating to the efforts of everlasting, developing, making public and enhancing the image of Pencak Silat and its values.

3.As a means for strengthening the union and the unity of the Indonesian Pencak Silat community.

4.As a means to uphold friendship and peace among Pencak Silat communities in various countries.

5.As a means to socialized the ethic code of Pencak Silat man, that is Prasetya Pesilat Indonesia (meaning a pledge declaration of the Indonesian Pencak Silat men to themself) and Ikrar Pesilat (meaning a pledge declaration of the worldwide Pencak Silat man to himself).

The architecture, meaning and names of the building

The architecture of the buildings and the various adornments of the Padepokan Pencak Silat Indonesia were dug up from the local culture of Indonesia in general without specification on a certain local culture as a reflection of the Indonesian slogan "bhinneka tunggal ika" or "unity in diversity".

The digging up of local culture are reflecting the Indonesian culture as the source of Pencak Silat.  The physical planning of the building puts in global and modern elements as a reflection of the wish to realize an ever dynamics Pencak Silat and the potential to follow the development of the age.

Padepokan Pencak Silat Indonesia as a complex consists of 10 buildings, each of which has its own name, that is : Pondok Agung (the exalted cottage), Pondok Gedeh (the big cottage), Pondok Naung (the shelter cottage), Pondok Serbaguna (the multipurpose cottage), Pondok Pengobatan (the medical treatment cottage), Pondok Perpustakaan dan Museum (the library and museum cottage), Pondok Penginapan (the lodging cottage), Pondok Meditasi (the meditation cottage), Pondok Pengelola (the managers cottage) and Musholah (mosque).

The total width of the land area is about 5,2 hectare, the total width of the buildings is about 8.780 square meters and the total width of the selasar (the open veranda) is about 5.000 square meters.

1.Pondok Agung or the exalted cottage is a place for receiving VIP guests of the Padepokan.

2.Pondok Gede or the big cottage is a stadium for arranging Pencak Silat championships.  This building can accomodate around 3.000 watchers and is provided to be hire for publics.

3.Pondok Naung or the shelter cottages are buildings for taking shelter, especially for the Pencak Silat athletes being prepared for regional and international championships after doing outdoors' exercise/training activities.

4.Pondok Serbaguna or the multipurpose cottage is a place for holding meetings, seminars, symposiums and something like that, included wedding and celebration parties.  This cottage can accomodate around 750 people and is provided to be hire for public.

5.Pondok Pengobatan or the cottage of medical treatment is a place for traditional medical treatment and massage.

6.Pondok Perpustakaan dan Musium or the cottage of library and museum has two floors.  The ground floor is used for library and meeting room, and the first floor for museum.  Nowadays the library has around 4.000 books of various knowledges, including knowledge concerning Pencak Silat.  The contents of museum are among others 200 weapons of Pencak Silat from various regions in Indonesia.

7.Pondok Penginapan or the lodging cottage has 4 floors.  It is a hotel with 96 standard rooms and 40 VIP rooms, and is provided to be hire for public.

8.Pondok Meditasi or the meditation cottage consists of 7 artificial caves and situated behind the lodging cottage and the big cottage.  The caves are provided for they who wants to get deeply absorbed condition for doing good and right meditation to find out keperkasaan (mightiness), natural or supernatural.

9.Pondok Pengelola or the cottage of board consists of two floors.  The ground floor is used for the office of the Secretary General and the Secretariat of the Central Board of IPSI (the Indonesian Pencak Silat Association).  The first floor is used for the office of the General Chairman and the Deputy General Chairmen of the Central Board of IPSI, the office of the Secretary General of PERSILAT (the International Federation of Pencak Silat) and meeting room.

10.Mushola or the mosque is the place for Islamic praying and religious lectures, and can accommodate around 100 prayers.

The front yard of the Padepokan Pencak Silat Indonesia can accommodate for parking of around 500 cars.