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Master LTC(Ret) Paul Ooi Specialty: Self Defense Martial Arts

Master Paul Ooi is a qualified and registered Martial Arts instructor. He is also an Activity Instructor in Self-Defence under Peoples’ Association.

Master Ooi started martial arts training at an early age in Penang. He was initially trained in Northern Shaolin styles, which include Seven-star Tanglang and Tantui. He studied Classical Jujitsu during his high school days in Penang and Kodokan Judo while at the University of London. In later years, he concentrated his study in internal martial arts and self-defence system. The internal martial arts he learned include Xingyi Quan, Yang and Chen styles Taiji Quan, Qigong and Neigong. Many of his instructors were renounced martial arts masters were from Malaysia and China. They include:

• The late Master Li Tian Ji, a renounced Beijing Xingyi and Taiji master
• Master Feng Zhi Qiang of Beijing, called Combat Taiji Master by the Black Belt Magazine
• Master Chu Tian Chai of He Nan, a Chen Taiji expert from Chen Jia Gou the birth place of Chen Style Taiji
• Master Chen Xiao Wang of He Nan, a direct descendant of Chen Taiji Family
• Master Yang Zhen Duo of Shan Xi, a direct descendant of Yang Style Taiji family
• Master Liu Wan Fu, a Heng Quan and Xingyi Quan expert from Tian Jin, China
• The late Master Panther Kam of Kuala Lumpur
• Master Lu Tong Bao of Penang, a disciple of the later Yang Style Grand Master Zhen Man Qing of Taiwan
• Sensei John Brown of Kodokan Judo, London

Mater Paul Ooi has conducted small group training, private tuition and seminars to promote this system on part time basis for more than 15 years.

Master Ooi is an electrical engineer by training. He served more than 20 years in the republic of Singapore Air Force and Ministry of Defence as a Senior Military Engineering Officer. He actively promotes practical martial arts after his retirement from the service. He serves in the management committee of Singapore Martial Arts Instructors Association (SMAIA), was once the General Secretary of SMAIA and has served many years as committee members in Singapore National Wushu Federation (SNWF).