Mah Chai Soon

Mah Chai Soon (a.k.a. “the Rubber Man”) was an instructor who trained at the Chee Kim Thong Pugilistic and Health Society headquarters in Kuala Lumpur. He is an artist by profession, was able to use his art skill in the laboratory as a draftman, furniture designer, interior designer, electronic device designer and lastly the graphic art industry. Apart from being an artist, he is also a fine art painter using watercolour and oil as the main medium in his painting. The 70’s were the most active years in his career, where he was able to take part in various art exhibitions and organized three solo art exhibitions through which his paintings were sold to many countries. As a medical illustrator for 22 years, he was attached to Medical Illustration, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya. His main drawings were human anatomy surgical, orthopedic illustrations and also statistic charts. His excellent illustrative skill brought him the opportunity to be an illustrator for two medical textbooks: (i) Manual of Practical Neuroanatomy by Prof. M.A. Karim, (ii) Neuroanatomy by Prof. Nah Seang Hoo and K. Subramaniam.

In addition to the above, his expertise were also employed by Prof. Dr. Dr. Roland Werner for his three books namely: (i) Mah-Meri of Malaysia Art and Culture, (ii) Jah-Het of Malaysia Art and Culture, and (iii) Bomoh-Poyang: Traditional Medicine and Ceremonial Art of the Aborigines. His younger years gave him the opportunity to learn Chinese martial arts, the crane style and herbal medicine from his grandfather. In the late 60’s, he became a student of Master Chee Kim Tong and Chief Instructor Yap Cheng Hai learning the finer points of Wu Chu Chuan an Loh Han Lu Yi Chuan. His vast experience and knowledge of these arts has prompted him to open his own physiotherapy centre dealing with wear and tear of human body, therapy with massage, herbal steam and wash, therapeutic exercises, needles acupuncture, heat therapy and posturing for disorders of spine, joints, muscles ache, tendon and ligament sprain. bone fractures and dislocations. He also teaches Wu Chu Chuan, Wu Chi Chuan, Loh Han Lu Yi Chuan and Therapeutic Exercises.