In 1955 Huang along with eight fellow students of Cheng Man-ch'ing, represented the Shih Chung Association, in the Provincial Chinese Martial Arts Tournament.
Huang emigrated to Singapore in 1956 and in the 1960s moved to Malaysia, both times with the express purpose of propagating taijiquan.
Although Huang lost by way of a judo choke, Draeger praised his skill, stating "the man could push, I'll give him that.
"[1] At the age of 60, Huang Sheng-shyan again demonstrated his abilities in taijiquan by defeating Liao Kuang-cheng, the Asian champion wrestler, 26 throws to 0 in a fund raising event in Kuching, Malaysia.
[3] In Robert W. Smith's book, Chinese Boxing: Masters and Methods Smith writes: "[William] Chen probably climbed higher than any of Cheng Man-ch'ing’s students, except the converted White Crane boxer Huang Sheng-hsien (who after learning [tai chi] moved to Singapore and acquired some fame there...)" [4][5]