Guru Azlan inherited his system of Silat Melayu Lok Sembilan from his father. In addition to researching and perfecting his art, he publishes Malaysia’s premier martial arts magazine Seni Beladiri.

Silat Melayu Lok Sembilan is an art centred around the keris, the weapon symbolic of Malay identity. Guru Azlan has been tireless in his efforts to promote this art and now has students throughout Peninsular Malaysia and in Holland and the UK.

Guru Azlan is a quiet-spoken, gentle man whose humility belies the depth of his knowledge. He displays the same demeanour of quite confidence whether interviewing a respected Master of silat, teaching a class in his office “gelanggang”, or giving a talk on silat to a high-ranking group of government ministers.

Guru Azlan inherited his system of Silat Melayu Lok Sembilan from his father. In addition to researching and perfecting his art, he publishes Malaysia’s premier martial arts magazine Seni Beladiri.

Silat Melayu Lok Sembilan is an art centred around the keris, the weapon symbolic of Malay identity. Guru Azlan has been tireless in his efforts to promote this art and now has students throughout Peninsular Malaysia and in Holland and the UK.

Guru Azlan is a quiet-spoken, gentle man whose humility belies the depth of his knowledge. He displays the same demeanour of quite confidence whether interviewing a respected Master of silat, teaching a class in his office “gelanggang”, or giving a talk on silat to a high-ranking group of government ministers.