Welcome to PPS Betako Merpati Putih South Jakarta Branch. You can lookup this website from anywhere in the world now. This website is built as a media of information for all members of PPS Betako Merpati Putih in general, and MP South Jakarta Branch specifically. The purpose of this website is to maintain the communications and relationships with all Merpati Putih people, as well as an informational media for people to know the activities of MP South Jakarta branch. MP is a part of the traditional martial arts school in Indonesia. You can lookup everything you need to know here. This website will be constructed with History of MP, Guestbook, Photo Gallery, Personal Email Address (restricted only to MP Selatan members), etc.

You can have an mpselatan.com email address, put your pictures, etc in MP Selatan website. Discussion about MP Techniques (Breathing and Fighting) will be discussed in MP Selatan Mailing List in Yahoogroups. Lists of MP Selatan activities and important dates will be posted here at MP Selatan website. You can lookup all this information here, only at MPSelatan.com.

PPS Betako Merpati Putih is a bare-handed martial arts school under Ikatan Pencak Silat Indonesia (IPSI). It was established in April 2, 1963 with its central operations in Jakarta and its central knowledge facility in Yogyakarta. Its purpose is to preserver the original heritage of Indonesia, that is Pencak Silat. MP also teaches its members to have discipline and resposibility towards other and its mother country, Indonesia. Every MP members will need to uphold the "Tri Prasetya", which are :

Merpati Putih itself is an abbreviation of "MErsudi PAtitising TIndak PUsakane TItising Hening", which translates as : “To Seek & To Find That Which Is Right, Doing In Silence”. Translated, Merpati Putih means ‘White Dove’, the symbol of Peace & Justice for all of Humanity. The values that all MP members have is :