MALAYSIA WU TAICHI HISTORY
As Wu Style Taichi Chuan became more famous, other Chinese groups in Southeast Asia requested that branch academies be established for them. Wu Kung Yi dispatched his eldest son, Wu Tai Kwei, to set up a branch academy on Nathan Road in Kowloon, and he also sent his second son, Wu Dai Che, and Wu Kung Cho’s second son, Wu Tai Sin, to start branch academies in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, and Manilla, respectively.
In 1956, Wu Dai Che came to Malaysia to teach Taichi Chuan. In 1958, he founded the Wu Chian Chuan Taichi Chuan Association in Singapore and the Chian Chuan Kong Yee Taichi Chuan Association in Kuala Lumpur, with a branch in Penang. After many years of teaching, the locals recognised his ability and dedication, and as a result of his efforts, Singapore and Malaysia became the primary hubs for the expansion of Wu Taichi Chuan in the region, following Hong Kong.
In 1965, Wu Dai Che began teaching in Malaysia. In Jalan Pudu, KL, the Chien Chuan Kung Yi Taichi Chuan Association was founded.
Wu Dai Che left in 1975 on the request of the leader of the Overseas Chinese in Canada to establish the Taichi academy in Toronto. His students, primarily Wong Chee Kay, Nyam Kee Kooi, Koay Kar Beng, and Ng Choon Nam, were entrusted with the responsibility of teaching in Malaysia.
He returned to Hong Kong in 1976 and handed over control of the Toronto Academy to his nephew Eddie Wu Kwong Yu. Since 1977, dedicated Malaysian students, led by Wong Chee Kay, have made annual travels to HK to continue learning from him.
Until his death in 1993, Wu Dai Che remained in Hong Kong to undertake his duties as the Gatekeeper of the Wu Family Taichi Chuan.
