The European Silat Federation was created by 5 country members.
Austria hostes a traditional Silat originated from the malays peninsular: the Seni Gayung Fatani Malaysia
In Germany, you'll find one style of Silat Melayu : The Silat Seni Gayung Fatani Malaysia.
The Netherlands offer several styles of Silat Melayu. Among others are Silat Keris Lok 9 and Harimau Berantai.
The two styles of Silat Melayu represented in France are Seni Gayung Fatani Malaysia and Seni Gayong Malaysia.
In the UK, you can find two big Silat Melayu styles: Silat Lincah Malaysia and Silat Gayong Malaysia.
The European Silat Melayu Federation gathers several styles of traditional Silat Melayu
ESMF organizes and share events about Silat Melayu in Europe.
We also had the pleasure to have Mr Eric Bovenlander and his wife Tatie with us. The day was officially opened by Guru Audran of Seni Gayung Fatani Malaysia from France. After that there were several performances by different Guru and Jurulatih. There was a harmonious and friendly atmosphere where traditional silat was given a […]
Friday October 8th: Arrival The Culture Silat team traveling to the Netherlands was composed by five Guru/Jurulatih : Guru Jérôme, Guru Muda Audran, Cikgu Matthias and Cikgu Bertrand, representing respectively the Gayung Fatani gelanggang from Köln (Germany) and Paris, Bagnolet, Metz (France). Upon their arrival in Roermond on Friday evening, the PSMN team had prepared […]