BRIEF HISTORY OF MAT SAMURAI
Suleiman bin Ariffin @ Mat Samurai was born on 12 December 1947 at Jalan Awang Daik, Mersing, Johor. He learned the Buah Pukul Mersing from Sani bin Abu Samah ( Pak Sani ) and Abdul Rahman bin Awang (Chu Aman) two famous Buah Pukul Mersing masters in Mersing. He started learning BPM at the age of 12 and received his Nukil (certification) from Sani bin Abu Samah on 6 January 1972. In 1973 he established Gelanggang Mat Samurai at Jalan Awang Daik, Mersing. Over the years Gelanggang Mat Samurai has trained hundreds of Buah Pukul Mersing practitioners that now spread out all over Malaysia. Pak Mat Samurai is now 70 years old and still active teaching Buah Pukul Mersing at Gelanggang Mat Samurai. |