Bapak Oong lahir pada tanggal 28 Juli 1953 di Bondowoso Jawa Timur, Sejak usia 9 tahun sudah gemar dengan berlatih pencak silat Madura, silat Baweaan dan juga silat kunto. Oong father was born on July 28, 1953 in East Java Bondowoso, since the age of 9 years was fond of practicing martial arts with Madura, martial arts and silat Baweaan Kunto. sejak pencak silat mulai dipertandingkan sebagai olahraga prestasi pada tahun 1973, ia menunjukkan prestasi sebagai juara ditingkat regional di Bondowoso. since the martial arts began as a sport contested achievement in 1973, he demonstrated achievements as champions at the regional level in Bondowoso. Setelah pindah ke Jakarta Oong belajar karate, Yudo, Aikido, Jitsu dan Tae Kwon Do, dan memperdalam ilmu silat di perguruan KPS Nusantara oleh guru besar Moh. After moving to Jakarta Oong learn karate, Judo, Aikido, Tae Kwon Do and Jitsu, and deepening of the martial arts in college by a professor of KPS Nusantara Moh. Hadimulyo. Hadimulyo.

Dari tahun 1979 sampai 1987 prestasi dari tingkat nasional hingga Internasional diraihnya dengan kemenangan yang gemilang, sehingga namanya cukup dikenal oleh pesilat Indonesia hingga mancanegara. From 1979 to 1987 achievement of national to international level he achieved with a resounding victory, so his name was well known by foreign fighters to Indonesia. Yang unik dari bapak ini adalah pernah menjuarai pula beladiri Taekwondo tingkat nasional dikelas berat What was unique was the father had also won the national martial art of Taekwondo weight class

Sekarang Oong Maryono lebih memfokuskan pada penelitian pencak silat baik di Indonesia hingga negera rumpun melayu, bahkan pengembaraannya dalam dunia persilatan hingga ke benua lain seperti Afrika, eropa dan amerika. Oong Maryono now more focused on the study of martial arts both in Indonesia until the country melayu clumps, even in the world of martial wandering down to the other continents such as Africa, Europe and America.

Sebagai bukti kecintaanya pada pencak silat ada sebuah buku yang tak asing lagi bagi sebagian pesilat, yang pernah di terbitkannya berjudul ?pencak silat merentang waktu? As proof of his love in the martial arts there is a book that is familiar to most fighters, who had in terbitkannya titled? Martial arts stretches of time? dalam beberapa bahasa. in several languages. Sampai saat ini Oong Maryono masih menulis tentang pencak silat dibeberapa majalah seperti Rapit jurnal terbit di Thailand dimana Ia tinggal sekarang. Until now Oong Maryono still writing about the martial arts in several magazines such as Rapit journal published in Thailand where he lives now.

Disela-sela kesibukannya, pak Oong bisa ditemui dipadepokan pencak silat Indonesia TMII Jakarta, bila ada event nasional hingga dunia ia sering hadir meliput kegiatan tersebut, dan kabar terakhir beliau sedang menulis mengenai silat dari tanah Betawi. Interrupted his busy, sir Oong martial arts can be found dipadepokan TMII Jakarta Indonesia, if there is a national event to the world he is often present covering the event, and the last word he was writing about the arts from the ground Betawi.

Selain menulis ternyata ia masih sibuk melatih di KPS Nusantara Thailand, dan perlu diakui kepedulian terhadap pencak silat memang luar biasa, dan ini adalah sebuah contoh yang menarik bagi pesilat lainnya. In addition to writing he was still busy training at KPS Nusantara Thailand, and need to be recognized concern for the martial arts was remarkable, and this is an interesting example for other fighters.

Saat kunjungannya beliau di Indonesia ia tidak melupakan kawan-kawan pesilat dari ragam organisasi, baik di IPSI, Persilat, hingga ke komunitas silat lainnya. During his visit he was in Indonesia he had not forgotten his friends fighters from various organizations, both at IPSI, Persilat, to the other martial arts community. Jadi wajarlah bila kawan-kawannya cukup menghargainya sebagai teman, sahabat dan juga orang tua dimana kita di ajarkan bagaimana membuka wawasan tentang pencak silat di Era Globalisasi ini. So natural that his friends simply appreciate them as a friend, a friend and also where our parents taught how to bring more information about the martial arts in this globalization era.

Selain itu ia aktif juga dibeberapa forum diskusi online, seperti diwebsite miliknya di www.KPSNusantara.com dan tercatat pula aktif di milis silatbogor Indonesia, beliau pun duduk sebagai penasehat di situs silatindonesia.com yang merupakan situsnya komunitas pencak silat di Indonesia. In addition he is also active in several online discussion forums, such as his diwebsite in www.KPSNusantara.com and recorded also active on the mailing list silatbogor Indonesia, he also sits as an advisor on the site which is the site silatindonesia.com martial arts community in Indonesia.

Walaupun tinggal di negera lain, ia mudah dihubungi melalui e-mail, jangan takut bila tidak dibalas, beliau sangat perhatian terhadap segala masukan yang ditujukan padanya. Although living in another country, he easily contacted via e-mail, do not be afraid if they do not reply, he is very concerned about all the inputs are directed at him. Bahkan Pak Oong menyempatkan hadir dalam pembentukan sebuah forum komunikasi pecinta dan pelestari silat tradisional tahun 2006 yang lalu. Even taking the Pak Oong present in the establishment of a communication forum of traditional martial arts lovers and conservationists in 2006. Banyak yang luar biasa padanya, tentunya walaupun silat tidak popular di dalam negeri namun kerjakerasnya tidak akan pernah terlupakan oleh siapapun. Many incredible to him, of course, although not popular martial arts in the country but kerjakerasnya will never be forgotten by anyone.

Ditulis oleh Yanweka Written by Yanweka
Bila ada yang salah mohon di Ralat If there is one please in Correction

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