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Welcome to Gerak Ilham - Pencak Silat Bugis-Makassar
Gerak Ilham is an Indonesian martial art organisation founded by the late Grand Master Bapak Joenoes Machmoed. It is based in South Sulawesi in Eastern Indonesia and is an organisation that embraces various traditional Bugis and Makassar Pencak Silat both from within and outside South Sulawesi. It seeks to preserve, develop and promote the warrior traditions of this region of Indonesia, both nationally and internationally.
The UK branch was established in 1976 by Bapak Aidinal Alrashid (Deputy and chief representative of the Grand Master) who is also in charge of Gerak Ilham activities worldwide. With the sad passing of the Grand Master, Bapak Joenoes Machmoed, in South Sulawesi in September 1999, Bapak Alrashid has become the de-facto Grand Master of the organisation. The advisers of Gerak Ilham are Bapak Haji Osman Balo and Bapak Haji Halil, both of whom are leading public figures in South Sulawesi.
Gerak Ilham has branches in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore and the UK and is a member of the following Pencak Silat Organisations
We look forward to seeing you in one of our classes.
Gerak Ilham is an Indonesian martial art organisation founded by the late Grand Master Bapak Joenoes Machmoed. It is based in South Sulawesi in Eastern Indonesia and is an organisation that embraces various traditional Bugis and Makassar Pencak Silat both from within and outside South Sulawesi. It seeks to preserve, develop and promote the warrior traditions of this region of Indonesia, both nationally and internationally.
The UK branch was established in 1976 by Bapak Aidinal Alrashid (Deputy and chief representative of the Grand Master) who is also in charge of Gerak Ilham activities worldwide. With the sad passing of the Grand Master, Bapak Joenoes Machmoed, in South Sulawesi in September 1999, Bapak Alrashid has become the de-facto Grand Master of the organisation. The advisers of Gerak Ilham are Bapak Haji Osman Balo and Bapak Haji Halil, both of whom are leading public figures in South Sulawesi.
Gerak Ilham has branches in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore and the UK and is a member of the following Pencak Silat Organisations
· The Pencak Silat Federation of the UK (PSF UK
· European Pencak Silat Federation (EPSF)
· International Pencak Silat Federation (PERSILAT)
We look forward to seeing you in one of our classes.