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六趟拳 Six Basic Form
The six-step foundation form. Builds rooted footwork, structure, and breathing.
WUTAN MALAYSIA · 馬來西亞武壇 馬來西亞
馬來西亞
武壇八極拳會 PERSATUAN WUTAN
BAJI-QUAN MALAYSIA
A Kuala Lumpur school dedicated to the classical northern Chinese art of Baji-Quan — explosive close-range power, rooted footwork, and the discipline carried down through the Wutan lineage.
武壇
Est. lineage
KL · 3.1390°N 101.6869°E
Our Lineage
Tradition. Discipline. Power.
Baji-Quan (八極拳) is a northern Chinese martial art renowned for its short, explosive strikes and rooted, low stances. It is the art of decisive close-range power — every movement traced to the body, every stance built from the ground up.
Persatuan Wutan Baji-Quan Malaysia was founded by Master Wu Song Fa (1942–2018), an inner disciple of Grandmaster Liu Yun Qiao and founder of the Wutan Baji-Quan Bagua-Zhang Association in Malaysia. We continue his teaching — the full curriculum passed down through the Wutan (武壇) lineage, from the basic six-step form to the long spear. Classes are bilingual, mixed-level, and open to anyone willing to train hard.
6
Core forms
4
Sessions / week
Wutan
Lineage
一代大宗師 · 劉雲樵 Grandmaster Liu Yun-Chiao
Closed-door disciple of "Divine Spear" Li Shu-wen · Founder of Wutan
Liu Yun-Chiao (1909–1992), courtesy name "Xiao Chen" and nicknamed the "Little Tyrant", was born in Jibeitou village, Cangzhou, Hebei province. Born into a scholarly family — his grandfather served as Prefect of Hanzhong in Shaanxi, and his father and uncle were both generals of the Beiyang army — Liu was a frail child whose family hired the bodyguard Zhang Yao-ting to teach him Mizong-Quan from the age of five.
In 1916, when Liu was eight, his father invited the legendary Baji-Quan master "Divine Spear" Li Shu-wen into their home. Liu became Li's last closed-door disciple. He later trained under Ding Zi-cheng in Six-Harmony Praying-Mantis, Gong Bao-tian in Bagua-Zhang, and Li Zeng-shu in Xingyi great spear. In 1936 he defeated the Japanese kendo master Ōta Tokusaburō in a duel in Tianjin, drawing the attention of the Central Bureau.
A graduate of the 15th class of the Whampoa Military Academy (Xi'an branch), Liu rose to the rank of Colonel before retiring. In 1949 he followed the Republic of China government to Taiwan. President Chiang Kai-shek later appointed him security advisor to the Presidential Office. In 1971 he founded the Wutan magazine and the Wutan National Martial Arts Promotion Centre — the lineage from which Wutan Malaysia descends. He authored Baji-Quan (1985) and the Kunwu Sword Manual (1990), and passed away in Taipei on 24 January 1992.
伍松發師父 Master Wu Song Fa
Master Wu Song Fa (1942–2018) was one of Grandmaster Liu Yun Qiao's inner disciples. Born in Malaysia during the Japanese occupation of Malaya, Master Wu's father was killed about a month before he was born. As a young child he was already drawn to Chinese martial arts, beginning his training at the Jing Wu Sport Organization while still in primary school.
After high school he travelled to Taiwan for further studies. In his senior year he met Grandmaster Liu Yun Qiao, and after a series of challenges and ordeals was accepted as an inner apprentice. For years he trained more than six hours every day under Grandmaster Liu's direct coaching. During this period he served as section head of the Republic of China Ministry of Education Sports Section, editor of the Wutan magazine, and coach with the Chinese National Martial Art Research Organization.
Returning to Malaysia, Master Wu relentlessly promoted Chinese martial arts and founded the Wutan Baji-Quan Bagua-Zhang Association. Over the years he taught hundreds of students from Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, the United States, Japan and the United Kingdom. Beyond martial arts he was an outstanding tenor singer and a respected calligrapher, contributing many articles on music and martial arts under the pen names "Song Zi" (松子) and "Cin Song" (靜松).
Curriculum
Course Outline
Train the foundations of Baji — from open-hand basics through to weapons.
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小八極 Baji (Small Form)
The compact open-hand form of Baji-Quan — short range, explosive power.
03
大八極 Baji (Big Form)
The full long-form curriculum, weaving together the school's signature techniques.
04
苗刀 Miao Dao
The signature short-blade saber form — fast, cutting, low to the ground.
05
劈掛 Pi Gua
The complementary system to Baji — long-range, whipping power and footwork.
06
大槍 Big Spear
The long spear — reach, leverage, and the apex of weapons training.
Train with us
Weekly schedule
Four sessions every week — three weekday evenings and one Saturday morning. New students are welcome to drop in and observe before joining.
MON
Fist Forms
Monday
8.30 – 10.00 PM
拳法
WED
Fist Forms
Wednesday
8.30 – 10.00 PM
拳法
THU
Weapons
Thursday
8.30 – 10.00 PM
兵器
SAT
Fist Forms
Saturday
9.00 – 10.30 AM
拳法
What you'll train
拳法
Fist Forms
Hand-to-hand forms: the six-step foundation, small and big Baji, and the Pi Gua complement.
兵器
Weapons
Traditional weapons of the school: the Miao Dao saber and the long spear.
First class is free. Get in touch to arrange your visit.
Register a classWhere we train
9-3-1 Jalan 3/109F, Danau Business Center, Taman Desa, 58100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Mat space is shared — come 10 minutes early on your first session so we can show you in.
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— Begin Training
Your first class is open. Step on the mat.
New students are welcome to observe or join in. Get in touch and we'll walk you through what to bring and what to expect.