Instructors

Pendekar (Senior Instructor) Dr. Hamid Slimi has been practicing Martial Arts since his childhood and has more than one black belt in different styles of Martial Arts (Korean, Japanese, and Indonesian/Malaysian). He is a certified senior Instructor with the equivalent of Sixth Dan degree black belt in Pencak Silat Al-Azhar (Pendekar) and Sixth Dan degree in Silat Jutsu system. He is the Canadian representative of the Indonesian Pencak Silat Alazhar Seni Bela Diri which was founded in 1970 by late Marhum Muhammad Sufiyono and Djauharul Abidin Bakir. He is also a Certified Coach Referee/judge (Jury wasit) for Al-Azhar SBD Silat competitions.  

Dr. Slimi is also the current president of the Canada Pencak Silat Federation which is a member of the International Pencak Silat Federation known as Persilat and also the Secretary General of the Pencak Silat Federation of the Americas.

In addition to Silat World, Prof. Slimi is also a certified Kickboxing Coach, a certified Judge and a certified Referee by the World Association of Kickboxing organizations and a certified Referee by the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation.

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Sensei Guru Khan is a Third Dan Black belt in Jiu Jitsu,  Fourth Dan Black Belt in Aikido and Fourth Dan Black Belt in Silat Jutsu. He has been practicing these  styles since his early childhood. He also practices and teaches Wing Chun Kung Fu, Jeet Kune Do and Pencak Silat techniques. Sensei Guru Khan is very passionate about martial arts and teaches in different clubs around the GTA. His ability to adjust to different systems of fighting styles is phenomenal and it earned him a great respect and admiration by many martial artists who know him and practice with him. Guru Khan is the lead coach of the Silat Jutsu Academy of Martial Arts and a member of Canada Pencak Silat Federation.