Anuar Abdul Wahab
Malaysian silat teacher and grandmaster, founder of Silat Gayung Fatani and the organization PSGFM (1976), creator of the Silat Olahraga competition format.
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Anuar Abdul Wahab was a Malaysian silat grandmaster and the founder of Silat Gayung Fatani. He was born on 23 December 1945 in Bagan Tunjang in Sabak Bernam in the state of Selangor and died on 10 March 2009 at the age of 63 in Kajang Hospital in Selangor. By profession he was a teacher of art education and literature.
The sources give the beginning of his training differently: according to one he began silat in 1957 in Kampung Kota in Hutan Melintang in the state of Perak, according to another he began learning Gayung Fatani in 1965 in Sabak Bernam. He also studied Silat Harimau, Silat Cekak, Silat Sendeng, Silat Kuntau Betawi and Seni Silat Helang Sewah. We have not been able to verify the names of his teachers.
In 1976 he founded the organization Pertubuhan Seni Gayung Fatani Malaysia (PSGFM) and led it as chairman and grandmaster. In 1979 he was secretary at the founding of the international federation PERSILAT in Jakarta, and in 1983 PSGFM became a founding member of the Malaysian federation PESAKA. In 1987 he was technical chairman of silat at the 14th SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur and published the book Silat Olahraga, and in 1992 the book Silat Melayu. From 1984 to 2004 he led coaching courses and created the Silat Olahraga competition format, from 1995 he introduced courses for coaches and judges for Silat Seni, and from 2002 he wrote the syllabus Curriculum for Seni Silat Malaysia. In 1996 he created the compulsory routine Jurus Wajib for PERSILAT. In 1993 he received the honor Ahli Mangku Negara.
Associated Martial Arts
Organisations
- Pertubuhan Seni Gayung Fatani Malaysia (PSGFM)Founder · 1976
Achievements and honours
- Ahli Mangku Negara (AMN)State award · 1993