Penang Sao Lim Athletic Association 槟城少林国术健身社 founded by monk Sek Koh Sam in 1956.
With the help of disciple, Quek Heng Choon 郭逢春, Sek Koh Sam came to Penang in the middle of 1956. Sek Koh Sam was busy with the problems that came from overseeing a temple renovation. His disciple Quek Heng Choon was teaching and his classes were taught in the grounds of Siong Kheng temple. But long term they would primarily take place at the school he was been tasked with establishing, the Penang Sao Lim Athletic Association 槟城少林国术健身社. Four months later after arriving it was ready, its home a shophouse in the center of Georgetown. Sek Koh Sam was the sifu but in practice he only taught at Siong Kheng. It was the Chief Instructor Quek Heng Choon who taught at the Association.
The Penang Sao Lim Athletic Association had a Grand Opening ceremony at the New World Park and Sek Koh Sam and all his students incl. monks were there to perform various feats. “One performance by Sek Koh Sam was “contraction” of his bone structures…he was a tall man and in the feat he became quite small, this was a very advanced form of kung fu I was told.” an eyewitness reported.
“A storm was brewing and Sek Koh Sam did a “special” prayer, he had compassion on the huge crowd attending, whether it was coincidence or not the skies cleared; everyone there was able to stay for the whole occasion. Then, there was fantastic kungfu using just umbrellas etc to demonstrate one can use anything as a weapon.”
After the death of Sek Koh Sam in Singapore in 1960, the Chief Instructor became Zhuang Ke Fu. In 1962 he had to move to Kuala Lumpur for business reasons. In the same year, P’ng Chye Khim became the Chief instructor at the age of 23.
Altaar voor Bodhidharma.
A visit to the Association:
