Komunitas 8 (2) (2016): 309-318 DOI:10.15294/komunitas.v8i2.7322 KOMUNITAS International Journal of Indonesian Society And Culture http://journal.unnes.ac.id/nju/index.php/komunitas PSHT Logo as Manifestation of Pancasila Ideological Values Suryo Ediyono 1 1 Universitas Sebelas Maret, Indonesia DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15294/komunitas.v8i2.7322 Received : 2016; Accepted: 2016; Published: 30 September 2016 Abstract This study aims to analyze and describe meanings on the symbols in the logo of martial arts school of Setia Hati Terate (here on called PSHT) and its representation towards the ideological values of Pancasila. The study is based on the Ethnosemiotical approach, an analysis method on cultural texts that relates the reading of symbol or picture of the PSHT logo with its meaning representation. The results conclude that the logo of PSHT imply a concordance between the philosophy and ideology of organization and the values of Pancasila treasured through Peircean semiotic perspectives. Almost all the entities in the logo of PSHT can be interpreted according to semiotical representamen and can be connected tothe confirming of the ideological state of Pancasila. In the symbol of bud, half-bloom, and bloom lotus which refers to the philosophical meaning of ‘having stability and confidence in social skills, not feeling awkward and inferior in association’ it is difficult to find the connotative and denotative meaning thus requires further clarification from the public who are involved in the organizations of PSHT. Identification of such symbols indicating the active- instillation on the values of Pancasila, among which are: uniting , maintaining and strengthening the unity of the nation, encouraging spirit of the nation in undertaking the national development and solving the arising problems in the life of the nation. Keywords: martial arts; Pancasila; philosophical meaning; semiotics; values  Corresponding author : Address: Faculty of Cultural Science, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Housing Area of Banteng 3, Street of Tambora, Yogyakarta, Central Java, Indonesia Email : ediyonosuryo@yahoo.com Phone : +628157950734 INTRODUCTION Having been positioned as a type of fghting technique which traditionally develops and becomes a pride for the people of Southe- ast Asia, Pencak Silat comes into existence as a local product of martial arts combining other combating arts of various forms and modifcations (Alexander et al 1972, p.15). In Indonesia, there are ofcially about 820 schools of Pencak Silat (Wilson 2002; Ediyo- no 2005). In its early time, silat was initially a means of corroborating interactions bet- ween local communities’ relationship with the kingdom and enhancing the capabilities of the state to prevent foreign interference and occupation. Later in the Dutch colonial era, martial arts cannot thrive because of the prohibition of practicing the local mar- tial arts by the colonial government, while in the Japanese colonial period; martial arts were on its progressed. This occurs because the Japanese colonial colonialist gave people the freedom to train and practice the mar- tial arts. Even by the Japanese government, there were often held games which gathered some masters of silat against the Japanese warriors (Ediyono 2012, p.20). The symbol of Persaudaraan Setia Hati Terate (PSHT) ‘has a deep meaning to the Javanese people supporting Pencak Silat martial arts. Persaudaraan (Brotherhood) in martial arts is understood as a bound of relationship which underlies unconditional priority of mutual trusting, needing, appre- ciating and forgiving in nature. Setia (faith- ful) implies meaning of unable to be separa- ted, no matter how the circumstances was, the relationship is built upon love and deep © 2016 Semarang State University. All rights reserved p-ISSN 2086 - 5465 | e-ISSN 2460-7320 UNNES JOURNALS