Sim San Loke Hup Athletic Association is a non-profit organization established in 1965 by Grand Master Lee Kun. The late Master Lee was born in "Fo San" country in the "Nam-Hai" Magistrate, Guandong Province China in 1915.
Master Lee Kun had a natural disposition for martial art training, he learnt the "Wong San Style" from his father, Lee Poon Sat. He later took up the "Fo San's Cai Li Fo Style" and "Fai Sou Hong Style". He spent his leisure time learning pugilism from Zhou-Guan, a well-established gymnasium in Zhou style. The Zhou Style was created by Zhou-Long, one of the famous Zhou brothers who were commonly known as "The five tigers of the Zhou Family". One of the Zhou-Guan was run by SiFu Lam Chok Poon, the legitimate disciple of Zhou brothers. SiFu Lam noticed Master Lee's enthusiasm, and personally taught him a major part of the Zhou-Jia Style.
Master Lee's enthusiasm did not stop there. He continued to learn the Fut Ga Style from SiFu "Sat Eng Inn" and the Northern Shaolin Martial Art of using the leg. He then combined the six different styles and took the best of each form to create his own distinct style which is now more commonly known as "Sim San Loke Hup" Style.
During the war, Master Lee joined the army and served in the 19th Division. After the war, he left the army and went to Penang. He established the Ngai Loke Chun Chee Association and became master of the pugilistic department. Master Lee also accepted the same post in the Soon Tuck Association and took in disciples. He soon became a famous and well respected man in the pugilistic world in Northern Malaysia.
Master Lee migrated to Singapore in 1954. He was very eager to promote Zhou Jia Quan in Singapore. With the help of Mr. Ho Siak Chew, they established the Sim Sum Loke Hup Athletic Association. Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, the Prime Minister of Singapore at that time, officiated the opening of the Association on 23rd November 1965.
Unfortunately Master Lee did not live long enough to see the fruits of his labour, he passed away on 14th Nov 1967 at the age of 53. He left his sons Lee Kum Yuen and Lee Kam Kar with the most honourable task of the continued imparting of Zhou Jia Quan. Senior Master He沃安 and Du Zhixiong, two well-known lion dance predecessors are responsible for directing the Lion dance training in addition to promoting wushu as healthy lifestyle activities. The Association also involves actively in Social Work and two years after it founded, it has launched the Kwong Wai Shiu Hospital charity fund raising with revenue of over $8,000. The Association also encourages members to serve the national service, while promoting the development of martial art in response to the defense motion and to make Sim San proud.
This year marks the Sim San Loke Hup Athletic Association Golden Jubilee Anniversary and also Zhou Jia Quan International Kungfu Networking Conference; we will publish a special edition of Sim San 50th magazine to commemorate the history and success of the Association.