Colin Koh

DR. COLIN KOH

DBA, PhD  •  Founder of QISYNC

Champion • Educator • Engineer • Mind–Body Practitioner

Receiving the 1981 Singapore National Tai Chi Tui Shou Champion Trophy from Mr Goh Chok Tong

Synchronize Within. Flourish Beyond.

内在和谐，向外绽放。

Profile at a Glance

个人简介概览

Dr. Colin Koh is the Founder of QISYNC, a Tai Chi champion, educator, licensed aircraft maintenance engineer and organisational leader. Across more than five decades of practice, competition, teaching and professional service, he has connected the principles of Tai Chi, Qigong and meditation with health, leadership, resilience and purposeful living.

A documented teaching legacy

Dr. Koh was among Singapore’s early Tai Chi instructors working within the Martial Arts Control Unit framework. The privacy-safe excerpt below documents his formal 1996 Certificate of Exemption as a Taijiquan instructor; personal identity and address details have been intentionally excluded.

Privacy-safe excerpt: Martial Arts Control Unit Certificate of Exemption for Taijiquan Instructor (1996)

English Biography

Master copy

A life shaped by disciplined practice

Dr. Colin Koh, DBA, PhD, is the Founder of QISYNC and a lifelong practitioner, teacher and advocate of Tai Chi, Qigong, meditation and practical mind–body development. Known to many students as Shifu Colin Koh, he brings together more than five decades of disciplined practice, competition, teaching and professional leadership. His work is grounded in the conviction that traditional principles become most valuable when they are translated into practical habits for health, resilience, self-awareness and purposeful living.

In 1981, Dr. Koh won the Singapore National Tai Chi Tui Shou Championship, a milestone that reflects both technical skill and the deeper qualities of calmness, sensitivity, timing and adaptability. During the 1980s, he was among the pioneering Tai Chi instructors serving Singapore’s growing public interest in the art. He taught through community institutions including River Valley Community Centre, Rochor Community Centre and Serangoon Community Centre, and was part of the wider teaching contribution associated with SIN PIN TAI CHI PHYSICAL CULTURAL SOCIETY when the People’s Association sought qualified instructors for community programmes.

Teaching across organisations and communities

Over the years, Dr. Koh has taught and facilitated programmes for a wide range of organisations and audiences. These include SIA Group, Eagle Services, AIA, Daimler Group (Mercedes-Benz), Schindler Group, Alexandra Hospital and Thye Hwa Kuan Hospital, as well as Raffles teachers and staff and numerous SME events. His community and public engagements have included River Valley CC, Rochor CC, Serangoon CC and the annual Leng Kee Bao Staff event. Internationally, he has conducted wellness activities at the Governor’s residence in Palembang, Indonesia, engaging the Governor’s wife and participants through accessible, interactive applications of Tai Chi principles.

His teaching is experiential and inclusive. Participants are guided to explore posture, balance, breathing, attention, intention and interpersonal sensitivity through simple movements and partner exercises. Rather than treating Tai Chi as a performance alone, Dr. Koh helps people recognise how its principles can support steadier decision-making, healthier movement, emotional regulation, communication and cooperation.

Professional leadership and academic foundation

Dr. Koh’s perspective is also shaped by more than forty years of experience in aerospace engineering, aircraft maintenance, operations, management, adult education, training and organisational leadership. A licensed aircraft maintenance engineer, he has served as General Manager of Air Transport Training College and has contributed to cybersecurity compliance consulting, governance, quality and risk. He has held professional leadership roles including Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Singapore Professional Centre and President of the Continuing Professional Development Association.

His academic qualifications span business administration, action learning, industrial and organisational psychology, management, international business, workplace learning and aerospace operations. They include a Doctor of Business Administration from the University of Information Technology and Management in Poland; a Doctor of Philosophy from Revans University (IMCA); an Executive Master of Science in Industrial and Organisational Psychology from Baruch College, City University of New York; a Master of Management from the University of Canberra; a Master of International Business from the University of Technology Sydney; and a Bachelor of Technology in Aerospace Operations with Distinction from the University of Technology Sydney, completed in 1998. He also holds the Graduate Certificate in Workplace Learning, jointly issued by the Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) and the Institute for Adult Learning (IAL), which qualifies him to practise as a workplace learning consultant with IAL.

The QISYNC approach

Through QISYNC, Dr. Koh distils the principles of Tai Chi, Qigong and meditation into a practical mind–body system for contemporary life. QISYNC integrates movement, breath, mind, attention and intention so that people can develop greater internal coherence and carry that steadiness into work, relationships, learning and service. His central message is simple: the true measure of practice is not only how well a form is performed, but how wisely its principles are lived.

Academic and Professional Foundations

学历与专业基础

Academic Journey at Baruch College

Baruch College 学术经历

Dr. Koh’s Executive Master of Science studies in Industrial and Organisational Psychology at Baruch College, City University of New York, further strengthened his ability to connect individual behaviour, organisational systems, leadership and wellbeing.

Corporate and Organisational Teaching

企业与机构教学

Dr. Koh has brought accessible Tai Chi and mind–body practices into organisational settings, adapting the experience to staff wellbeing, communication, attention, resilience and teamwork.

Healthcare-Staff Workshop

医疗人员工作坊

The photographs in this section document an interactive Taiji and mind–body workshop for healthcare professionals at Thye Hwa Kuan Hospital. The session combined whole-group movement with practical demonstrations of posture, awareness and gentle partner-based principles.

Community, Public and Cross-Cultural Teaching

社区、公众与跨文化教学

From public demonstrations and community classes to outdoor practice, Dr. Koh has consistently made traditional principles approachable for people with different ages, backgrounds and levels of experience.

Palembang, Indonesia

印度尼西亚巨港

Dr. Koh’s international outreach in Palembang included a wellness session at the Governor’s residence as well as broader community exchange. The images below preserve the distinction between the Governor’s residence programme and other local engagement photographs.

中文简介

Chinese Biography

以长期修炼为根基的人生道路

Dr. Colin Koh（DBA、PhD）是 QISYNC 的创办人，也是一位长期投入太极、气功、静心与实用身心发展的修炼者、导师及推动者。许多学员称他为 Shifu Colin Koh。五十多年来，他把系统修炼、竞技经验、教学实践与专业领导结合起来，并坚持一个核心理念：传统智慧只有落实为日常习惯，才能真正促进健康、韧性、自我觉察与有意义的人生。

1981 年，Dr. Koh 获得新加坡全国太极推手冠军。这项成就不仅体现技术能力，也反映太极所强调的沉着、敏感、时机与适应能力。20 世纪 80 年代，他已是新加坡早期推动太极教学的导师之一，并曾在 River Valley Community Centre、Rochor Community Centre 和 Serangoon Community Centre 授课。他也参与 SIN PIN TAI CHI PHYSICAL CULTURAL SOCIETY 的教学工作；当时人民协会需要合格导师开展社区课程，该会曾提供师资支持。

跨机构、社区与国际教学

多年来，Dr. Koh 为不同机构和群体主持课程与活动，包括 SIA Group、Eagle Services、AIA、Daimler Group（Mercedes-Benz）、Schindler Group、Alexandra Hospital、Thye Hwa Kuan Hospital、Raffles 的教师及职员，以及众多中小企业活动。他的社区与公众参与还包括 River Valley CC、Rochor CC、Serangoon CC 和一年一度的 Leng Kee Bao Staff event。在国际交流方面，他曾在印度尼西亚巨港的省长官邸主持身心健康活动，与省长夫人及参与者分享容易理解、能够互动实践的太极原理。

他的教学强调体验、包容与实用性。学员通过简单动作和双人练习，探索姿势、平衡、呼吸、专注、意念与人际敏感度。他不把太极只视为套路表演，而是帮助人们理解这些原理如何支持更稳定的判断、更健康的动作、情绪调节、沟通与合作。

专业领导与学术基础

Dr. Koh 的视野也受到四十多年专业经历的塑造，涵盖航空工程、飞机维修、营运、管理、成人教育、培训与组织领导。他是持牌飞机维修工程师，曾任 Air Transport Training College 总经理，并参与网络安全合规咨询、治理、质量与风险工作。他曾担任 Singapore Professional Centre 主席及副主席，也曾担任 Continuing Professional Development Association 会长。

他的学历横跨工商管理、行动学习、工业与组织心理学、管理、国际商务、职场学习及航空营运，包括：波兰 University of Information Technology and Management 工商管理博士（DBA）；Revans University（IMCA）哲学博士（PhD）；纽约市立大学 Baruch College 工业与组织心理学行政理学硕士；University of Canberra 管理学硕士；University of Technology Sydney 国际商务硕士；以及于 1998 年以优异成绩取得的 University of Technology Sydney 航空营运科技学士。他也持有由新加坡社科大学（SUSS）与成人学习学院（IAL）联合颁发的职场学习研究生证书，并具备在 IAL 担任职场学习顾问的资格。

QISYNC 的实践方向

通过 QISYNC，Dr. Koh 把太极、气功与静心的核心原理转化为适合现代生活的实用身心系统。QISYNC 融合动作、呼吸、心智、专注与意念，帮助人们建立更高程度的内在协调，并把这种稳定带入工作、人际关系、学习与服务之中。他的核心信息十分清晰：修炼的真正价值，不仅在于能否把动作做得漂亮，更在于能否把其中的智慧落实于生活。

Leadership, Service and Continuing Impact

领导、服务与持续影响

DR. COLIN KOH

Founder of QISYNC  •  1981 Singapore National Tai Chi Tui Shou Champion

Synchronize Within. Flourish Beyond.  |  内在和谐，向外绽放。