martial art - Humans of KL

“Then when I went to the UK, I had basic training in Wing Chun. This was about 32 years ago. When I came back (to Malaysia), it was mostly Wing Chun and Aikido. I have tried many different [...]

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Posted 11/04/2019

“There were five against the two of us. There was a lot of noise… shouting, screaming… There was this group of ‘mat salleh’… they were much bigger and taller, and they attacked first…”

“This was in UK, 1992. I was working in a restaurant as a waiter. It was a popular place, and customers were lining up, in the cold winter, trying to get a table. Outside, there was this [...]

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Posted 11/04/2019

Why did you take up kungfu classes?

“I took up kungfu for self-defence. I’m too small and I was always bullied. Today, I can use kungfu to fight but I don’t want to. I will only use Wing Chun when I need [...]

By Humans of Kuala Lumpur

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Posted 11/04/2019

“I’m Malay. Kungfu and martial arts, in general is blind to creed, religion and geographical origins….”

“As a practitioner of the art, I have never felt that my creed, race or ethnicity has affected me in any way, in either my training as a martial artist or teaching of the art. When we set [...]

“When I was very small, I was attracted to the martial arts; mostly through movies…”

“There were five against the two of us. There was a lot of noise… shouting, screaming… There was this group of ‘mat salleh’… they were much bigger and taller, and they attacked first…”

Why did you take up kungfu classes?

“I’m Malay. Kungfu and martial arts, in general is blind to creed, religion and geographical origins….”