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Happy Chinese New Year of the Rat
On Saturday, December 14 some of the Taiji Class gathered at Legend 72 for a noontime banquet. Good food and good conversation was had! Bob Simon is planning our New Years gathering on Saturday, February 1 and the restaurant … Continue reading
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A note from Robert Politzer, Founder and Head Instructor of NYCYMT
To My Dear Tai Chi Students: It was deeply touching for me and my family to have trees planted in Israel in honor of our Father who passed at age 97. You very generous and touching gift and the trees … Continue reading
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Happy Year of the Pig – And Taiji T-Shirts!
A belated happy year of the Pig to all! Below is an image from one of our recent banquets, some nice pig stamp images, and a link to T shirts that students and teachers can buy from. I designed the … Continue reading
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Taiji Images – May 2108, Updated with Links
Here are some images related to our taiji classes and taiji in general. Starting at the top and moving clockwise: March 17, 2018 Saturday class in second floor room at the YMCA, Lunar New Year Stamps, March 10 YMT class … Continue reading
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A New Year’s Taiji Update
To get the the Year of the Dog going here are some recent – and vintage – photographs… From top left, in clockwise order: 1) The last NYC YMT class of 2017, 2) A classic art movement man, 3) A Saturday class … Continue reading
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Taiji in the Fall NYC
Here are a few things to celebrate the changing of the seasons. From to top to bottom are: Morning Taiji Class on September 22, Somewhere beautiful in Vermont, A Class Taiji Banquet on June 24, Morning Taiji Class on May … Continue reading
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Some articles about Taiji and Health
Two of our students sent a link to a recent article in the New York Times about Balance and Taiji. This continues a consistent series of positive studies demonstrating the relationship between exercise (and taiji in particular) and health. Below … Continue reading
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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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2000 – Wang Yen-nien, Fifty Years of Teaching
In 2000 I wrote an editorial for AYMTA (American Yangjia Michuan Taijiquan Association) on the occasion of Master Wang Yen-nien’s fiftieth year of teaching Taiji. The article is reprinted below. In 1996 the New York School of Yangjia Michuan were the hosts of his first … Continue reading
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Tagged 1996 tuishou workshop, AYMTA, Thomas W. Campbell, Wang Yen-nien
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A Small Selection of Books on Taijiquan
Early in our studies Robert Politzer, who founded the New York Yangjia Michuan Taiji School in 1993 and is the head teacher, gave us a book list. It contained a number of essential taiji texts and represented the beginning of … Continue reading
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Tagged Da Liu, Taiji Books, Wang Yen-nien, William C. C. Chen
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