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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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A Yang Family Hidden Tradition Gathering
We gathered on June 7 for a festive tradition of good food, good talk, and good company. We were even blessed with a visit from the baby buddha (back to the left). Robert Politzer, who founded the school in 1994, … Continue reading
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
1995 Article – Yangjia Michuan Taiji Quan, Wang Yen-nien, and the 1995 YMT World Festival
Here is an article I wrote after returning from the First International YMT Festival in Strasbourg, France in the summer of 1995. Included are some photos from the festival and a couple of moments from the NYC Taiji Group having … Continue reading
Yang Family Hidden Tradition Class – May 10
Here is a moment from a recent Yangjia Michuan Taijiquan beginner class at the West Side YMCA in NYC.
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1995 – Life in the Little Theater
Here are some early photographs recently scanned that show the 1995 New York City Yang Family Hidden Tradition Taiji class. Much thanks to Gretchen MacLane for pointing out that the photos were taken in 1995, probably during the winter/spring. The location was … Continue reading
The AYMTA Journal
AYMTA (the American Yangjia Michuan Taijiquan Association) was founded in 1992 by Wang Yen-nien, Akai Jong and Julia Fairchild as a way to help develop and teach YMT in the States. The Journal was published for many years and I … Continue reading
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Baker Camp Taiji June 1995
Robert Politzer led a two day taiji workshop at Baker Camp, in Harriman State Park, on June 24 and 25, 1995. Arnold Baker took and supplied a number of great pictures – with a film camera – so here is … Continue reading
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Taiji Class Banquet – Dec 2, 2023
Again, Legend 72 is the right place to be. Thanks to Richard for this one…