JAKARTA - The world of Indonesian sports was hit by sad news. The legend and founder of the Indonesian Shorinji Kempo Brotherhood General Manager (PB Perkemi), Indra Kartasasmita, died.
Indra breathed his last on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at 01.29 WIB in Jakarta. The deceased will be laid to rest at Honbu/Pusdiklat Perkemi Pondok Gede this afternoon.
KONI Central Chairman, Marciano Norman, said that Indra Kartasasmita is one of the national sports figures who played an important role in the development of kempo sports in Indonesia.
"The departure of the deceased is a great loss for all of us because of his extraordinary services for Indonesian sports, especially kempo," said Marciano in a statement.
Indra was recorded to continue to be active in the process of coaching athletes until the end of his life after he founded PB Perkemi.
Marciano said that the deceased was a national sports figure, whose love and devotion to the development of Indonesian performance sports became a role model for everyone.
"When I and the KONI Central management visited Sensei Indra while he was sick, the deceased still showed a fiery spirit," said Marciano.
Indra Kartasasmita together with Ginanjar Kartasasmita, and the late Utin Sahraz, founded Perkemi on February 2, 1966. At that time, the name was still the Indonesian Kempo Martial Arts Brotherhood before being changed in 2014.
Perkemi is a member of the KONI Pusat and the World Shorinji Kempo Organization (WSKO) at the international level. WSKO is based at the Shorinji Kempo temple in the city of Tadotsu, Japan.
In national competitions, the first Kejurnas Kempo was held in 1970 in Jakarta and was first competed in the National Sports Week (PON) in 1977, which was also held in Jakarta.
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