Author Archives: Thomas W. Campbell
Wang Yen-nien interview
An interview with Wang Yen-nien, fourth generation master of the Yangjia Michuan Taijiquan lineage, by Thomas W. Campbell. Our talk took place on July 13, 2002 in Madison, Wisconsin and Julia Fairchild provided the translation. The workshop was produced by Don … Continue reading
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Taiji in Strasbourg – 1995
In the summer of 1995 a large group of the original members of the New York City YMT group traveled to Strasbourg, France to participate in an international gathering of Yangjia Michuan students and teachers. Wang Yen-nien, fourth generation master of … Continue reading
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World Taiji Day in NYC, Central Park – April, 2004
For a number of years Robert Politzer’s West Side Y Taiji class joined other Taiji schools and classes in a celebration of World Taiji Day, the idea being that people were practicing at the same time around the world. There … Continue reading
Yangjia Michuan Taijiquan Applications – Internal Martial Arts Magazine – 2002
In the summer of 2002 a group of New York City Yangjia Michuan Taiji students, led by Robert Politzer, went to Madison, Wisconsin to participate in a workshop taught by Wang Yen-nien. When Robert began the Taiji Class at the … Continue reading
1996 – Wang Yen-nien Lecture (Three Parts)
In 1996 Master Wang Yen-nien and Julia Fairchild visited New York City for an extensive workshop that covered The First Duan, Meditation, and The 15 Basic Tuishou exercises.On Friday evening, the day before the start of the workshops, Master Wang … Continue reading
An Excerpt from the Winter 2001 AYMTA Journal
AYMTA (The American Yangjia Michuan Taijiquan Association) was founded in 1992 to help pass along and keep alive the teaching of Master Wang Yen-nien and Yangjia Michuan Taijiquan. I was involved with the organization and the journal for a number … Continue reading
Three Yangjia Michuan Amigos
Arnold C. Baker II, Robert Politzer, Thomas W. Campbell
From the pages of AYMTA
I found the color image of the cover of the 2004 journal celebrating 20 years of the Taiji Organization. The characters on the fan are Master Wang Yen-nien’s name and also mean “long life”.
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Taiji Fan on December 29, 2004
Robert Politzer teaches Taiji Fan in the big room at the Y on the last Wednesday evening of 2004.
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Wang Yen-nien and Cheng Man Ching
An interview with Wang Yen-nien By Thomas W. Campbell This is an excerpt from the talk I had with Master Wang in Madison, Wisconsin in 2002. It refers to his relationship to Master Cheng Man Ching, probably the most famous … Continue reading
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Tagged Cheng Man Ching, taiji, Wang Yen-nien, Yangjia Michuan Taijiquan, Zhang Qinlin
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