When Grandmaster Feng Zhiqiang arrived in Singapore in 1988 — the first time Xin Yi Hun Yuan Tai Chi had come to Southeast Asia — he had just completed a long journey. Without pausing to rest, he accepted a challenge from a regional champion reportedly known for withstanding three punches from Muhammad Ali without moving.
What happened next spread quickly through Singapore's martial community: the challenger left as a student, enrolling in every class Feng offered.
That visit opened a chapter that continued for decades. By 2011, the Third International Hun Yuan Tai Chi Conference drew over 1,000 practitioners from 23 countries.
Today, Feng Zhiqiang's grandson Master Feng Yanbo continues this mission in Singapore — and soon online, for students anywhere in the world.