Sulaiman Sharif

Sulaiman Sharif is the expert to whom the world's leading martial arts teachers turn when they want guidance. A teacher's instructor, Cikgu Sulaiman is Harimau Pelangi Cula Sakti--Highest ranking Black belt--and holds the rank of Black Warrior in the Malay Warrior Art of Silat Seni Gayong. Personally selected by Silat Gayong's founder, the late Dato' Meor Abdul Rahman, to propagate the system around the world, Cikgu Sulaiman spent seven years living and teaching martial arts instructors in Europe and a further thirteen years in the U.S. where he founded Gayong Amerika USA. After returning to Malaysia, he established Gayong International USA, which he continues to lead today. His 45 years of experience in the martial arts have allowed him to teach Silat Seni Gayong to martial artists from dozens of disciplines including krav maga, kung fu, tae kwon do and karate. His students are the masters of their martial arts forms who pass Cikgu Sulaiman's teachings to their own students.

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