Peter Chong (karateka)

Peter Chong Seh Jam,[1][2] PBM (born 1941), is a Kyokushin karate master and a former Assistant Superintendent of Police in Singapore.[3][4][5]

Peter Chong
BornChong Seh Jam
1941 (age 81–82)
Singapore
ResidenceSingapore
StyleKyokushin Karate
Teacher(s)Masutatsu Oyama
Rank9th dan karate
Notable school(s)international karate organization,International Karate Alliance KyokushinRyu
Websitehttp://ikak.net/

Career

Prior to studying Kyokushin karate, Chong had practised judo and was a judo instructor in the Singapore Police Force.[1] In 1965, Chong sailed to Japan to train in Kyokushin karate under Mas Oyama, without informing either his wife or his father of his intentions.[3] He attained the ranks of 3rd dan in 1968 and 4th dan in 1972.[3]

At some point after 1968, Chong established his own dojo, which was not registered with the Singapore Karate Association.[6] Chong had attained 5th dan by 1975,[7] and was at that rank until at least 1979.[8] Chong was responsible for training Inamullah Khan, pioneer of Kyokushin karate in Pakistan.[9][10]

In 1988, Chong received the Pingat Bakti Masyarakat (Public Service Medal) from Ong Teng Cheong, then Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore, for services to the martial arts.[3] Chong is currently ranked 9th dan in Kyokushin karate,[3] and was promoted to that rank in April 2019.

Personal life

Chong is a Roman Catholic.[3]

Chong has two sons who are also Kyokushin karate practitioners: Jackie, 6th dan, and James, 4th dan.[3]

References
  1. Shimmen, W. (1969): "Peter Chong Seh Jam, Oyama 3rd dan, claims defeat of 100 men in exam," Black Belt Magazine (January 1969), 7(1):9.
  2. Chong, P. S. J. (1969): "Chong's claims," Black Belt (July 1969), 7(7):3.
  3. Kim, A., & Quek, D. (2003): Singapore Oyama Karate-Do Kyokushinkaikan: Biography of Shihan Peter Chong Archived 25 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 27 December 2009.
  4. IKO Kyokushinkaikan: Kancho & Committee Members Retrieved on 21 December 2009.
  5. International Karate Alliance Kyokushinryu: Kancho Retrieved on 19 September 2019, Archived from the original on 7 January 2019 on the Wayback Machine
  6. Shimmen, W. (1969): "Mr Shimmer (sic) replies," Black Belt (July 1969), 7(7):4.
  7. Yussof, S. (2009): Shaharin Yussof Retrieved on 27 December 2009.
  8. Singapore Oyama Karate-Do Kyokushinkaikan: Penpicture of Shihan Patrick Teo Archived 25 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 12 January 2010.
  9. International Kyokushinkaikan Karate Organization, Pakistan: Pioneer in Pakistan Archived 16 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 31 January 2010.
  10. Pak-Kyokushin: Kyokushin kaikan & Shihan Archived 4 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 4 February 2010.


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