San Cheen Do三战道 · In Memoriam
San Cheen DoThe essence of many arts, with Taizu quan 太祖拳 at the core.
"San Cheen Do incorporates the essence of various martial arts, with Taizu quan 太祖拳 constituting the core."
The institute preserves traditional Taizu quan, free sparring, self-defence, resilience and conditioning. Many of its black-belt instructors held credentials in Boxing, Muay Thai, Karate, Judo and other Chinese martial styles.
Kata, the five San Cheen 三战 forms, Liao Cheen and Singa Fist — technique taught inside the form, always with combative intent.
The competitive backbone of the school — power, timing and the ability to withstand blows, tested against a live opponent.
Old-school limb conditioning and resilience training that builds the durable, rooted body Taizu quan is known for.
The syllabus ran from Yellow 1 through to Black 9th Dan, each grade tied to specific forms and durations — from three months to four years. Titles progressed from Student and Warrior, through the Teacher levels, to Master and Grand Master.
Across five decades, San Cheen Do graded black-belt graduates year after year — from 1977 through to the present. Grandmaster Teo trained nine batches of disciples, each carrying forward the traditional kuntao and the combative heart of the San Cheen forms.
Singa Fist 新加拳 was incorporated into the grading system, with Brown 3 students assessed on it before advancing — the same art demonstrated at National Day 1987 and the 4,000-strong showcase of 1988.
World Wushu & Kungfu · Dan Grade
The Straits Times · 28 March 1988As its name suggests, Singa Fist is a unique blend of martial arts — representing each of the eight different masters of the Singapore Martial Arts Instructors' Association. It was eventually incorporated into the grading system in San Cheen Do: all students at Brown 3 were assessed on it before advancing to Brown 2.
In 1987, students from Grandmaster Teo Choon Teck's class showcased the Singa Fist as part of the National Day performance line-up. During its heyday it was also demonstrated by 4,000 martial-arts enthusiasts at the largest-ever joint martial-arts showcase of its time, in 1988.
From the foundational Kata to the San Cheen forms the school is named for, and on through the iron-body and weapons forms of the senior grades.
工字拳 一、二
工字拳 三、四
三战拳 一、二、三 — the five San Cheen forms, namesake of the school.
撩战拳 一
撩战拳 二
新加拳 (综合拳) — the composite form.
铁三战 一 — iron-body conditioning form.
铁三战 二 (无关八法)
单短棍
双短棍
双头棍 — the senior weapon of the syllabus.
San Cheen Do · forms, sparring & weaponsOver the decades, Grandmaster Teo Choon Teck graded nine batches of disciples. The inner circle of black-belt graduates, year by year (dan grades noted where recorded):
San Cheen Do · Black Belters何朝清 5段 · 赵金发 4段 · 王隆春 3段 · 黄锦光 3段 · 王万成 · 张荣志 · 刘必兴 · 陈福如
白明耀 4段 · 吴新阳 3段 · 陈英贵 3段 · 赖承宏 3段 · 黄亚九 1段 · 赵英全 · 陈坤永 · 李其兴 · 郭金昌
卢永发 3段 · 黎才壮 3段 · 王春晖 3段 · 林玉英 2段 · 陈贵全 · 陈启兴 · 陈来发 · 林清良 · 陈清弟 · 陈宪宏
蒋亚九 3段 · 钟华联 · 陈炳明 · 刘暄利 · 陈宝 · 卢方先 · 侯文才 · 龙任恒 · 林子朝
王中兴 3段 · 谢金花 3段 · 陈仁宗 3段 · 余晋友 3段 · 李婵娟 1段 · 王亚山 · 洪万华 · 郑强明
赵月明 1段 · 杨添水 1段 · 张子华 2段 · 黄介福 1段 · 黄世隆 · 郑英肾
林国珠 1段 · 罗干祥 · 魏和泰
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