Fists Across the Sea: Wing Chun and Buah Pukul Lian
By Muhammad Amirul Naim Rosmi
August 2025 FEATURE
IT IS COMMON knowledge that there are overlaps between various martial arts systems. By design, we have two hands and two feet—and an instinct for both defending and attacking. So it comes as no surprise when similar hand-combat techniques appear across different traditions.Allow me to draw your attention to two martial arts that share some surface-level similarities, but are unique in their own ways: Wing Chun and Buah Pukul Lian. I had the opportunity to explore these two systems more...
Muhammad Amirul Naim Rosmi
holds a Bachelor’s degree in Human Sciences from the International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM). His areas of interest encompass social history, intellectual history and political thought.
