Seni Gayung Fatani

Emblem of the Seni Gayung Fatani Malaysia Association
Also known as	Gayung Fatani
Date founded	14 September 1976
Country of origin	Malaysia
Founder	Anuar Abdul Wahab (1945–2009)
Current head	Aminuddin Anuar
Arts taught	Silat
Official website	Seni Gayung Fatani Malaysia

Seni Gayung Fatani is a martial art, specifically a style of silat from Malaysia based on the art of war, the combination punch and kick striking, joint-locking and grappling techniques, and various type of melee weapon. In Malay, the word seni means art and gayung is a word for martial arts, synonymous with silat.^[1] Fatani means wise in Arabic and was chosen in 1976 by the councils of Guru Tua (Senior Masters). The first grandmaster of the silat is Tuan Guru Hj Anuar Abd. Wahab (1976–2009). Tuan Guru Aminuddin Haji Anuar is the current grandmaster of Seni Gayung Fatani Malaysia (from 2013).

Origin

Seni Gayung Fatani originated from the Malaysian Empire. In 1840, it was brought to Kedah by Syeikh Abdul Rahman. The style was expanded upon by his son Tok Yah Ramli. Another of Abdul Rahman's students was Pak Teh Mat Ali who taught this style to Pak Andak Embong, who in turn passed it down to Tuan Guru Anuar Abdul Wahab. When it was registered in 1976 as an association under the government's Club Act, it was formally renamed the Seni Gayung Fatani Association.