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People of Pencak Silat

Pencak Silat: 8 documented people. Also: master (1), notable figure (1).

Founder (6)

Anuar Abdul WahabFounder: Silat Gayung FataniMalaysian silat teacher and grandmaster, founder of Silat Gayung Fatani and the organization PSGFM (1976), creator of the Silat Olahraga competition format.Dan InosantoFounder: Maphilindo SilatAmerican martial arts teacher (born 1936), a student of Bruce Lee, a promoter of Jeet Kune Do and the Filipino martial arts, and head of the Inosanto Academy.Lie Tjeng HokFounder: Pencak Silat BeksiPeranakan Chinese farmer from Kampung Dadap near Tangerang, chief founder of pencak silat Beksi, who combined a Chinese family martial art with Betawi ones.Maul MornieFounder: Silat Suffian Bela DiriBruneian silat master living in Cardiff, founder of the style Silat Suffian Bela Diri, which he has taught at seminars around the world since 2007.Meor Abdul RahmanFounder: Silat Seni GayongMalay silat master who founded Pertubuhan Silat Seni Gayong Malaysia in 1962 and introduced Gayong into Malay army training in 1971.Raden Haji IbrahimFounder: Pencak Silat CikalongA West Javanese master (1816-1906) also known as R. Djajaperbata, founder of the pencak silat style Cikalong built on feel at contact and fast strikes.

Master (1)

Yayan RuhianIndonesian pencak silat master of the Tenaga Dasar style, trainer and referee, who acted in Merantau, The Raid and The Raid 2 and choreographed fights with Iko Uwais.

Notable figure (1)

Iko UwaisIndonesian actor and action choreographer, a student of pencak silat since childhood at his grandfather's Tiga Berantai school, star of the films Merantau, The Raid and The Raid 2.
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