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Yangjia Michuan Taiji classes at the Westside YMCA
Updated June, 2026 A few notes about the classes at the YMCA and Taiji in general. And a small movie note… Yangjia Michuan Taiji Classes at the West Side YMCA Saturdays 9:00 AM – Beginners class (all are invited). We … Continue reading
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Suitable Space
We are pleased to republish this article from the Fall 2000 AYMTA Journal, which celebrated the life and Taiji of our teacher Wang Yen-nien. Peter Clifford, who studied for many years with Master Wang in Taiwan and at workshops across … Continue reading
Some Learning Links for Students and Teachers of Yangjia Michuan Taijiquan – Thirteen Postures and First Duan
On this and other pages I will be updating and adding links to videos and other material that will help as you study and learn Yang Family Hidden Tradition Taiji. Also useful for those who teach and wish to review … Continue reading
Yangjia Michuan Taiji: Taipei Notes and Commentaries on Tuishou by Mark A. Linett
This page has links to all four of the excerpts from Mark Linett’s Tuishou notes from his time learning and practicing with Master Wang Yen-nien in Taipei during the early 1980’s, including part four which was recently published. We are … Continue reading
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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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
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
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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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