sentences:  At 15 years of age, Chew became very interested in weight lifting and enrolled for training at a small body building club in Ipoh.Due to his dedication and training, he became the national Malaysian weight lifting champion in both the feather weight and the light weight classes in 1939, 1941 and 1942.During those years he also acquired an interest in martial arts and took up judo, jujitsu and wrestling.